List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1968)

This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the United States and their allies.

Date DurationOperation NameUnit(s) – DescriptionLocationVC–PAVN KIAsAllied KIAs
68Operation Keepout[1]USAF operation to sow anti-personnel mines"Parrot's Beak" area Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia
68Operation Leap Frog[2]Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely Vietcong actions
68 – 69Operation Duck Hook[1]Nixon administration covert plan to coerce the North Vietnamese to make concessions at the Paris Peace Talks
68 – 69Operation Inferno[1]USAF operation to start fires by dropping bulk fuel from C-130s in concentrated areas. The operation was eventually deemed cost prohibitive
Jan 1 – Feb 1973Operation Igloo White[3]:83–302[4]USAF electronic warfare program to interdict the Ho Chi Minh TrailHo Chi Minh Trail
Jan 1 – Mar 1 1973Operation Clearwater[1]US Navy operation to interdict enemy bases and lines of communications on inland waterwaysI Corps
Jan 5 – 25Operation Sultan (1968)[1]Special Forces Project DELTA operationKon Tum Province
Jan 5 – Apr 8Operation Niagara[1][4]:178–9USAF bombingaround Khe Sanh Combat Baseunknown
Jan 10 – 21Operation Duntroon[1][5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation in conjunction with 1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division Operation Akron VPhước Tuy Province
Jan 11 – 21Operation Akron V[1]1st Brigade, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operationBiên Hòa Province
Jan 13 – 28Operation Altoona[1]199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operationBiên Hòa Province
Jan 13 – Feb 18Operation Haverford[1]199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operationGia Định and Long An Provinces
Jan 14Operation Gator[1]1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment operationIV Corps
Jan 15 – Feb 9Operation San Angelo[1]1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operationQuang Duc and Phước Long Provinces6312
Jan 18 – Feb 13Operation Coronado X[1][6]:196MRF 2nd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division and US Navy Task Force 117 search and destroy operationBa Xuyen, Dinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Phuoc Dinh and Vĩnh Long Provinces344
Jan 23 – 26Operation Badger CatchOperation Napoleon/Saline[7]:723[8]:66 BLT 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines and HMM-165 search and destroy operation to clear the north and south banks of the Cua Viet River and prevent enemy interdiction of river trafficQuảng Trị Province1012
Jan 20 – 27Operation Atalla/Casey[1]1st Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operationBình Long Province
Jan 20 – 31Operation McLain[1][8]:65173rd Airborne Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment reconnaissance in force operation as continuation of Operation ByrdBình Thuận Province1,042
Jan 21 – 24Operation Neosho II[8]:662nd Battalion, 4th Marines and 1st Battalion, 9th Marines clearing operation to provide cover for the 1st Cavalry Division's arrival at Camp Evans24 km northwest of Huế1
Jan 21 – Feb 16Operation Osceola II[1][7]:7231st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines search and destroy operationQuảng Trị Province242
Jan 21 – Nov 23Operation Lancaster II[1][7]:7261st Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search-and-clear operation to safeguard Route 9between Cam Lo and Ca Lu1801359
Jan 22 – Feb 29Operation Pershing II[1][8]:662/1 Cavalry and 4th Infantry Division operationBình Định and Quảng Ngãi Provinces614156
Jan 22 – Mar 31Operation Jeb Stuart I[1][8]:661st Cavalry Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division operationQuảng Trị Province3,268294
Jan 24 – Mar 1Operation Coburg[5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operation, which incidentally placed it in excellent response positions to several Tet Offensive trouble spotsBiên Hòa and Phước Tuy Provinces
Jan 26 – Feb 29Operation Saline[1][7]:113–83rd Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion search and destroy operation to keep the Cua Viet River supply line open. Combined with Operation Napoleon on 28 Feb 68Cua Viet River
Jan 31 – Mar 8Operation Adairsville[1]11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation to defend Long BinhBiên Hòa Province
Feb 1 – Mar 2Operation Hue City[7]:723–4[9]1st Marines and 5th Marines operation to drive PAVN/VC out of Huế (Battle of Huế) during Tet OffensiveHuế5,113668
Feb 1 – Mar 10Operation Lam Son 68[1]2nd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division and ARVN 5th Division and 18th Division search and destroy operationBiên Hòa and Bình Dương Provinces
Feb 5 – 17Operation Tran Hung Dao I[1][10]ARVN 1st, 3rd, 6th, 8th and 11th Airborne Brigades, VNMC 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 6th Brigades, 30th, 33rd, 35th, 38th & 41st Ranger Battalions, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment and 199th Infantry Brigade operation to defend the Saigon area during the Tet OffensiveSaigon953
Feb 10 – Mar 22Operation Uniontown III[11]:124199th Light Infantry Brigade and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operationsLong Binh40
Feb 13 – Mar 4Operation Coronado XI[8]:68MRF 9th Infantry Division, 9th ARVN Division, ARVN 21st Division joint riverine, air and ground search operations to locate and destroy Vietcong MR 3 headquarters and to cordon and search Cu Lao May island in the Hậu River southwest of Cần Thơ. The operation was also to relieve enemy pressure on the city of Cần ThơCai Rang and Phung Hiep Districts, Phong Binh Province
Feb 15Operation Oakleigh[5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operationHoa Long, Long Hải9
Feb 16 – Mar 1Operation Mang Ho X[1]ROK Capital Division search and destroy operationBình Định Province664
Feb 17 – Mar 28Operation Tran Hung Dao II[10]Continuation of Operation Tran Hung Dao I in the Saigon area with slightly reduced forcesSaigon713
Feb 18 – 19Operation Dandenong[5]7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and-search operationAp Soui Nghe
Feb 20 – 21Operation Clayton[5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon-and search operation with support elements and South Vietnamese police and interpretersLong Dien
Feb 26 – Mar 3Operation Tampa[1][12]1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operationQuảng Nam Province
Feb 26 – Apr 30Operation Houston I[1][7]:2302nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 327th Airborne Infantry and 2nd Battalion, 502nd Airborne Infantry operation to reopen Route 1, between Da Nang and Phu BaiThừa Thiên Province
Feb 27 – mid AprOperation Pinnaroo[5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to cordon off the entire Long Hải hills area to stop a number of VC groups trying to escape through the cordon; Australians' first successful foray into the traditional VC stronghold of the Minh Dam Secret ZonePhước Tuy Province21
Feb 29 – Mar 1Operation Reaction[1]1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation
Feb 29 – Oct 31Operation Napoleon/Saline[1][7]:2322nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines and 2/1 Cavalry operationalong Cua Viet River, Quảng Trị Province3495353
Mar 1 – 31Operation Patrick[1]3rd Brigade 4th Infantry Division search and destroy and cordon and search operationBình Định Province
Mar 1 – May 21Operation Truong Cong Dinh[1][8]:69ARVN 7th Division and 9th Division and 1st and 2nd Brigades, 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operationsDinh Tuong, Kien Hoa, Kien Tuong, Vĩnh Bình and Bình Long Provinces1546
Mar 3 – 7Operation Mingo[7]:2491st Battalion, 1st Marines and 2nd Battalion 327th Infantry Regiment search and destroy operation along Route 527 towards the A Shau ValleyQuảng Trị Province5
Mar 4 – 6Operation Coronado XII[1]MRF 9th Infantry Division, ARVN 9th Division, ARVN 21st Division search and destroy operationBa Xuyen and Phong Binh Provinces
Mar 5 – 13Operation Show Low[1]4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division search and destroy operationQuảng Ngãi Province
Mar 6 – 10Operation Rock[7]:2483rd Battalion, 7th Marines sweep on the peninsula formed by the Vu Gia and Thu Bon Rivers, the so-called "Arizona Territory",6 km northwest of An Hoa353
Mar 7Operation Harrisburg[1]199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operationBiên Hòa Province
Mar 7 – 16Operation Valley Forge[1]199th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operationBiên Hòa and Long Khánh Provinces
Mar 8 – 31Operation Carentan[8]:691st and 3rd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division search and destroy, cordon and search, reconnaissance in force operationlowlands of Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Mar 8 – Apr 7Operation Wilderness[1]1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and 199th Infantry Brigade search and destroy operationTây Ninh Province
Mar 11 – Apr 7Operation Quyet Thang/Operation Resolve to Win[8]:70[13]1st Infantry Division, 9th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division; ARVN 5th Division, 25th Division, Airborne Battalions, and Marines post-Tet Offensive clearing operation to mop up VCSaigon area and 5 surrounding provinces265879 US
Mar 12 – 26Operation Worth[1][7]:2481st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment search and destroy operation24 km northwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province16027
Mar 14 – 20Operation Ford[7]:2492nd Battalion, 3rd Marines and 1st Battalion, 1st Marines sweep of the Phu Thu Peninsula to engage the VC 804th Main Force Battalioneast of Phu Bai14514
Mar 14 – 20Operation Lam Son 194[7]:249ARVN 1st Division operation tying in with Operation Fordeast of Phu Bai
Mar 16 – 17Operation San Francisco[1]3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division search and destroy operationIII Corps
Mar 16 – 28Operation Box Springs[1]3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and 173rd Airborne Brigade search and destroy operationBình Dương Province
Mar 17 – Jan 31 1969Operation Walker[1]3rd Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment 173rd Airborne Brigade and 1st Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment search and destroy and security operationvicinity of An Khê, Pleiku Province
Mar 17 – Jul 30Operation Duong Cua Dan/Operation People's Road[1][8]:69–709th Infantry Division security operation for repair of Route 4between Cat Lay and Mỹ Tho135793
Mar 21 – Apr 6Operation Alcorn Grove[1]11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operationLong Khánh Province
Mar 23 – Apr 7Operation Los Banos[1]3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division security operationBiên Hòa Province
Mar 25 – May 29Operation Ashgrove Tram[5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/RNZIR (ANZAC) cordon-and-search operationLong Hải village
Mar 28 – 29Operation Woolgoogla[5]7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment final operation as a company search in the Cay Den jungle1 km southeast of Hoa Long8
Mar 30 – Jan 31 1969Operation Cochise Green/Dan Sinh[1][8]:71173rd Airborne Brigade and 4th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force and pacification operationBình Định and Quảng Ngãi Provinces929114
Apr – OctOperation Duck Blind[1]Interim code name for Operation Igloo White
Apr 1 – 15Operation Pegasus/Operation Lam Son 207[1][7]:283–91st Cavalry Division, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines 1st, 2nd and 3rd battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 2nd Division resupply and relief operations along Route 9 to U.S. Marines besieged at Khe Sanh Combat BaseQuảng Trị Province1100+ (est)144
Apr 1 – 24Operation Cooktown Orchid[1][5]2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operationarea surrounding the Long Hải hills complex to the east of Đất Đỏ
Apr 1 – May 17Operation Carentan II[8]:69101st Airborne Division and 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division operationlowlands of Quảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces2,100195
Apr 3 – 7Operation Atlas I[1]1st Infantry Division security operationBình Dương Province
Apr 3 – 7Operation Carlisle[1]1st Infantry Division security operationPhước Long Province
Apr 3 – 7Operation Waterford[1]1st Infantry Division security operationBình Long Province13
Apr 8 – 19Operation Norfolk Victory[1]1st Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment clear and search operationNghĩa Hành District, Quảng Ngãi Province435
Apr 8 – May 31Operation Toan Thang I[5][8]:72Allied reaction to the Tet Offensive, first of a series of massive operations combining the assets and operations of the ARVN's III Corps and the American II Field Force to maintain the post-Tet pressure on the enemy and to drive all remaining PAVN/VC troops from III Corps and the Saigon area. 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division), 1st Infantry Division, 25th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment participated7,645440
Apr 8 – Nov 11Operation Burlington Trail[10]198th Infantry Brigade operationborder of Quảng Tín Province and Quảng Nam Provinces1,931212
Apr 10 – 14Operation Jasper Square[7]:2503rd Battalion, 7th Marines operationGo Noi, Quảng Nam Province546
Apr 12 – 16Operation Charlton[7]:2533rd Battalion, 1st Marines operationBa Long valley south of Cam Lo
Apr 13Operation No-Name 2[7]:2521st Battalion, 27th Marines operationeast of Huế6024
Apr 14 – 28Operation Velvet Hammer[1]173rd Airborne Brigade cordon and search operationBình Định Province
Apr 15 – 26Operation Clifton Coral[1]11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in forceBình Phước Province
Apr 15 – Feb 28 1969Operation Scotland II[1][7]:316–201st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines and 1st, 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines continuing operations around Khe Sanh plateau upon termination of Operation PegasusKhe Sanh plateau3,304435
Apr 18 – May 17Operation Rice[1][7]:2981st and 3rd Battalion 26th Marines and 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry Regiment operationQuảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces21
Apr 19 – 26Operation Baxter Garden/Lam Son 214[7]:2522nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Tank Battalion rice denial operation8 km east of Huế5513
Apr 19 – May 17Operation Delaware[7]:312[14]1st Marine Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade, operationA Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province86945
Apr 19 – May 17Operation Lam Son 216[8]:75ARVN 1st Division and 3rd ARVN Airborne Task Force operation in conjunction with Operation DelawareA Shau Valley
Apr 30 – May 3Operation Dai Do[1][7]:292–304US Navy River Assault Group, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, B Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines and 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment operation against the 48th and 52nd Regiments of the PAVN 320th Division to eliminate the threat to the junction of the Bo Dieu and Cua Viet RiversQuảng Trị Province1568110
May 1 – 31Operation Houston II[1]1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines operationThừa Thiên Province
May 1 – Nov 20Operation Kudzu[1]9th Infantry Division reconnaissance and security operation of Đồng Tâm Base CampDinh Truong Province
May 4 – Aug 24Operation Allen Brook[1][7]:328–391st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines, 1st, 2nd & 3rd Battalions, 27th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 13th Marines operationGo Noi Island, southern Quảng Nam Province1,017240
May 9 – 16Operation Concordia Square/Lam Son 224[1][8]:742/1 Cavalry operationQuảng Trị Province34919
May 10 – 12Operation Golden Valley[1]2nd Battalion, 196th Infantry Brigade, Company A, 1st Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment and Battery A, 3rd Battalion, 82nd Artillery Regiment relief and reinforcement of Kham Duc Special Forces CampQuảng Tín Province
May 17 – Nov 3Operation Jeb Stuart III[8]:75[7]:7251st Cavalry Division operationsborder of Quảng Trị and central Thừa Thiên Provinces2114212
May 17 – Feb 28 1969Operation Nevada Eagle[1]101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division clear and search operation as follow-up to Operation Delawarecentral Thừa Thiên Province3,299353
May 19 – Oct 23Operation Mameluke Thrust[1][7]:725–61st Battalion 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion 26th Marines, 1st Battalion 26th Marines, 3rd Battalion 5th Marines, A Troop, 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion 7th Marines clear and search operationscentral Quảng Nam Province2728269
May 21 – Aug 3Operation Truong Cong Dinh[1]9th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force operation, superseded by Operation Quyet ChinDinh Tuong Province1546
May 24 – Jun 12Operation Mathews[1]1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division search and destroy operationKon Tum Province35269
JunOperation Duel Blade[1]Interim code name for Operation Igloo White
Jun 1 – 30Operation Houston III[1]1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines operationThừa Thiên Province
Jun 1 – Feb 16 1969Operation Toan Thang II[5][8]:761st Infantry Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 9th Infantry Division, 199th Infantry Brigade, 1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and ARVN operations for static defense of designated tactical areas of responsibility as well as limited reconnaissance operations to prevent PAVN rocket fire on SaigonSaigon and surrounding provinces25,4281,798
Jun 2 – 19Operation Robin[7]:321–4[8]:76Task Force Hotel (consisting of 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines) search and destroy operation using airmobile tactics to prevent an attack on Khe Sanh and northern Quảng Trị ProvinceQuảng Trị Province63565+
Jun 7 - 14Operation Swift Saber[1][7]:636BLT 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines clear and search operationElephant Valley, 16 km north of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province
Jun 7 – 18Operation Banjo Royce/Quang Trung 23/4[1]1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operationLâm Đồng and Tuyen Duc Provinces
Jun 15 – 20Operation Kosciusko[1][5]4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operationbetween Nui Thia Vai mountain and Nui Dinh mountain2
Jun 18 – Jul 1Operation Harmon Green[1]1st and 3rd Battalions, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment reconnaissance in force operationBinh Tuy, Lâm Đồng and Tuyen Duc Provinces
Jun 19 – 29Operation Norfolk Victory II[1]3rd Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operationQuảng Ngãi Province
Jun 19 – 29Operation Norwalk[1]1st Infantry Division security operation
Jun 20 – 30Operation Chattachoochee Swamp/Lien Ket 45[1]3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operationSong Tea Khuc and Song Tam Rao valleys, Quảng Ngãi Province
Jun 20 – Jul 2Operation Vance Canyon[1]198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operationQuảng Ngãi Province
Jun 26 – 27Operation Charger[1]1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operationQuảng Trị Province
Jul 1 – 7Operation Thor[7]:545–8Combined arms bombardmenteastern DMZ125 claimed
Jul 1 – 25Operation Houston IV[1]1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines operationThừa Thiên Province
Jul 5 – Aug 3Operation Pocahontas Forest[1]196th Infantry Brigade, 5th Battalion, 46th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 26th Marines and ARVN 5th Regiment clear and search operationHiệp Đức Valley in Quảng Nam and Quảng Trị Provinces
Jul 17 – Mar 4 1969Operation Quyet Chien[8]:69ARVN 7th Division, 9th Division, 21st Division and US 9th Infantry Division operationU Minh Forest, Kiên Giang Province2,248131
Jul 18 – 24Operation Merino[5][15]3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operationBiên Hòa Province
Jul 20Operation Cleansweep[1]4th Infantry Division operationPleiku Province
Jul 23 – 30Operation Swift Play[1][7]:343BLT 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Jul 29 – Aug 13Operation Platypus[1][5]1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in forceHat Dich area, Phước Tuy Province
Aug 1 – 31Operation Lyre Bird[1][5]4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) land-clearing operationwest of Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province
Aug 2 – Apr 24 1969Operation Lam Son 245[10]ARVN 54th Regiment operationThừa Thiên Province636
Aug 4 – 20Operation Somerset Plain/Operation Lam Son 246[1]101st Airborne Division, 1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment search and destroy operationA Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province
Aug 8 – Sep 6Operation Nowra[1][5]1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment defence of Bà Rịa and Long Điền DistrictPhước Tuy Province
Aug 12 – 16Operation Dodge Valley[1]Elements of the 1st Marines, 7th Marines and 27th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Aug 22 – Dec 12Operation Dan Sinh 22-6[1]173rd Airborne Brigade and ARVN 22nd Division reconnaissance in forceBong Son Plains, Bình Định Province
Aug 23 – 31Operation Duc Lap[1]ARVN 23rd Division, 2nd and 5th Mobile Strike Force defence of Duc Lap CIDG baseQuang Duc Province
Aug 24 – Sep 9Operation Tien Ho[1]ARVN 23rd Division operationQuang Duc Province1091
Aug 28 – 31Operation Cranberry Bog[16]One of the first Joint Personnel Recovery Center operations as part of Operation Black Knight to rescue POW, 1LT James N. RoweChuong Thien Province2
Aug 28 – Sep 5Operation Diamantina[1][5]3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in forcenorth of Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province
Aug 29 – Sep 9Operation Sussex Bay[1][7]:381–32nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
SepOperation Homestead[6]:170MRF 9th Infantry Division search and destroy operationKien Hoa Province
Sep 1 – 9Operation Alice[1]196th Infantry Brigade security operationTây Ninh Province
Sep 3 – 24Operation Champaign Grove[17]23rd Infantry Division operationQuảng Ngãi Province37815
Sep 7 – 12Operation Innamincka[1][5]4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) and 104th Field Battery cordon and search and reconnaissance in force operationPhước Tuy Province
Sep 10 – 20Operation Vinh Loc[1]2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment pacification operationVinh Loc Island, Thừa Thiên Province
Sep 10 – Oct 3Operation Commanche Falls I[1]1st Cavalry Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operationQuảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Sep 11 – 25Operation Eagle II/Operation Toan Thang 9-68[1]ARVN 2nd, 5th, 6th and 9th Airborne Battalions and 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, VNMC operationTây Ninh Province
Sep 11 – Apr 24 1969Operation Lam Son 261[10]1st ARVN Regiment operationThừa Thiên and Quảng Trị Provinces724
Sep 12 – 24Operation Hawkesbury[5][18]1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operationBien Hoa–Long Khánh Province border
Sep 13Operation Sullivan[1]1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division search and destroy operationQuảng Trị Province
Sep 16 – Oct 19Operation Golden Sword[1]Movement of the 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division to northern I Corps and the 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division to III Corps
Sep 19 – 25Operation Crown[1][5]3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force operationPhước Tuy Province
Sep 24 – Oct 4Operation Pioneer[1]1st Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment clear and search operationQuảng Trị Province
Sep 25 – Oct 14Operation Owen Mesa[1]3rd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Sep 26 – Nov 17Operation Golden Fleece[1]2nd Battalion, 1st Infantry Division operation
Sep 27 – 29Operation Phu Vang I[1][11]:162–91st and 2nd Brigades, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment search and destroy operationThừa Thiên Province
Sep 29 – Oct 6Operation Sceptre[1][5]4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operationnear Ap Sui Nghe, Phước Tuy Province
Sep 29 – Oct 12Operation Windsor[1][5]1st Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in forceBiên Hòa Province5
Sep 30 – Oct 5Operation Talladega Canyon[1]2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Oct 1 – 8Operation Dukes Glade[1]11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Oct 3 – Nov 2Operation Commanche Falls II[1]1st Cavalry Division clear and search operationQuảng Trị and Thừa Thiên Provinces
Oct 6Operation Hung Quang 174[19]282nd Assault Helicopter Company and ARVN 51st Regiment operation to relieve pressure on surrounded Special Forces campThuong Duc, Quảng Nam Province
Oct 6 – 19Operation Maui Peak[1][7]:418–231st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines effort to relieve the Special Forces camp at Thường ÐứcQuảng Nam Province35328
Oct 7 – 12Operation Logan Field[8]:811st Battalion 20th Infantry, 11th Light Infantry Brigade and 23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operationnortheast of Quảng Ngãi City1413
Oct 8 – Apr 1 1971Operation Sealords[20]US Navy and South Vietnamese Navy interdiction campaign in the Mekong Delta to disrupt PAVN/VC supply lines in and around the deltaMekong Delta
Oct 12 – 30Operation Capital[1][5]3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation15 km northeast of Nui Dat226
Oct 15Operation War Bonnet[21]Special Forces Detachment B-52, Project DELTA and 282nd Assault Helicopter Company reconnaissance operationaround An Hoa, Quảng Nam Province
Oct 16 – Apr 24 1969Operation Lam Son 271[10]ARVN 2nd Regiment operationQuảng Trị Province603
Oct 18 – 19Operation Dale Common[8]:813rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, 11th Light Infantry Brigade, 23rd Infantry Division search and destroy operationMo Duc, Quảng Ngãi Province23
Oct 23 – 27Operation Rich[1]1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division combined arms assault near the Bến Hải RiverDMZ, Quảng Trị Province308212
Oct 23 – Dec 6Operation Henderson Hill[7]:7261st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and clear operations as a continuation of Operation Mameluke Thrustnorth-central Quảng Nam Province700110
Oct 24 – Nov 25Operation Dawson River Afton[1]1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operationĐa Krông Valley, Quảng Trị Province
Oct 25 – Nov 2Operation Harvest[1][5]3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance in force and interdiction operationPhước Tuy Province
Oct 25 – Nov 2Operation Vernon Lake I[1]11th Infantry Brigade clear and search operationwest of Quảng Ngãi, Quảng Ngãi Province45535
Oct 25 – Nov 6Operation Phu Vang III[1]2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operationThừa Thiên Province
Oct 25 – Nov 16Operation Garrad Bay[1]2nd Battalion, 26th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province197
Oct 27 – Nov 1Operation Sabine Draw[1]2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Oct 28 – Nov 20Operation Liberty Canyon[1]Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division to III Corps
Nov 1 – Feb 69Operation Napoleon Saline II[1]3rd Marine Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division strike operation in the vicinity of Quảng Trị City in coordination with ARVN forces including the 1st Regiment, 1st Division to support the pacification of Quảng Trị Province
Nov 2 – 7Operation Search Turn[22]US and Vietnamese Navy operation to interdict the waterways and canals in Kiên Giang Province along the Cambodian border and to secure the canals running between Ha Tien and Rạch GiáKien Giang Province219
Nov 2 – 15Operation Commanche Falls III[1]1st Cavalry Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division clear and search operationsoutheast of Quảng Trị City
Nov 2 – Feb 28 1969Operation Vernon Lake II[8]:8211th Infantry Brigade operationSong Re Valley, Quảng Ngãi Province45535
Nov 7 – 13Operation Nicoliet Bay[1]1st Battalion, 13th Marines and 1st and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province
Nov 15 – Mar 1972Operation Commando Hunt[4]:27–40[3]:20–48USAF, US Navy, USMC and Royal Lao Air Force dry season phase of the air interdiction campaign to bomb the Ho Chi Minh Traileastern Laos
Nov 16 – Mar 12 1969Operation Sheridan Sabre[1][8]:822/1 Cavalry, 3/1 Cavalry, 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 36th Regiment screening operation to prevent PAVN infiltrationBình Long Province2898219
Nov 20 – Dec 9Operation Meade River/Operation Hung Quang 1/81[1][7]:726–71st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regiment cordon and search operations in support of Accelerated Pacification Campaignsouth of Da Nang1023108 US, 2 ARVN
Nov 20 – Dec 16Operation Kudzu II[1]9th Infantry Division reconnaissance in force operationDinh Truong Province
Nov 24 – 30Operation Piedmont Swift[1]2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division clear and search operationHậu Nghĩa Province
Nov 28 – Jan 26 1969Operation Dawson River[1]1st Battalion, 9th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines clear and search operationvicinity of Khe Sanh, Quảng Trị Province
Dec 68 – Jan 14 1969Operation Blackhawk[23]1/7 Cavalry operation in the 44th Special Tactical Zone to place round-the-clock pressure on infiltration routes along the Cambodian border and keep a constant watch for VC movementnorth of Vĩnh Long3029
Dec 1 – Feb 28 1969Operation Hardin Falls[1]198th Infantry Brigade clear and search operationQuảng Trị Province
Dec 1 – May 11, 1969Operation Speedy Express[8]:84[24]9th Infantry Division and ARVN 7th Division operation to prevent VC units from interfering with pacification efforts, interdict lines of communication and deny them the use of base areasKien Hoa and Vĩnh Bình Provinces10,88940
Dec 3 – Feb 17 1969Operation Goodwood[5][25]2nd Squadron SAS 9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) security operationBiên Hòa Province
Dec 6Operation Giant Slingshot[26]Third Sealords barrier established along the Vam Co Tay and Vam Co Dong rivers to interdict PAVN/VC supply routes leading from the Cambodian Parrot's Beak into the III Corps area of South Vietnam
Dec 6 – Mar 9 1969Operation Taylor Common[1][27]1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operation to clear the An Hoa Basin, neutralize PAVN Base Area 112 and develop Fire Support Bases to interdict PAVN infiltration routes leading from the Laotian borderAn Hoa Basin1398151
Dec 8 – Feb 10 1969Operation Le Loi I[1]ARVN 1st Ranger Group operationQuảng Nam Province695
Dec 9 – Feb 28 1969Operation Marshall Mountain[1]1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Regiment clear and search operationQuảng Trị Province786
Dec 10 – 11Operation King Hit[1][5]9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operationAn Nhut village, Phước Tuy Province
Dec 11 – Jan 9 1969Operation Phu Vang IV[1]2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 54th Regiment clear and search operationThừa Thiên Province
Dec 15 – Jan 5 1969Operation Valiant Hunt[1][7]:300BLT 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines and HMM-362 clear and search operationBarrier Island, south of Hội An, Quảng Nam Province333
Dec 15 – Feb 13 1969Operation Navajo Warhorse I[1]1st Cavalry Division operationHậu Nghĩa Province
Dec 15 – Feb 28 1969Operation Fayette Canyon[8]:84196th Infantry Brigade clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province32272
Dec 16 – 24Operation Rawlings Valley[1]3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division clear and search operationThừa Thiên Province
Dec 18 – 25Operation Chicago Fire[16]:196US Army-VC prisoner release operationTây Ninh Province
Dec 27 – 31Operation Boundary Rider[1][5]9th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment blocking and search operationPhước Tuy Province
Dec 30Operation Clean Sweep II[1]2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operationHậu Nghĩa Province
Dec 31 – Jan 13 1969Operation Todd Forest[8]:853rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division reconnaissance in force operation with the 1st Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment and the ARVN 1st Regiment16 km south of Huế, Thừa Thiên Province12

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