Operation Name CTZ TAO Start Date End Date Allied Units Involved Enemy Units Involved Allied KIA Allied WIA Allied MIA Enemy KIA Objective of Operation Descriptive Narrative of Operation Sources Used in Archive
 
 
Meadowlark     9/5/1966 9/29/1966 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           deployment of the 11th Armored Cavalry from Vung Tau to Long Binh   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
               
Attleboro III War Zone C, Tay Ninh Province 9/14/1966 11/25/1966 196th Light Infantry Brigade and 2d Brigade,25th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Infantry "Big Red One" Division (USA); 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 173d Airborne Brigade(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); ARVN 9th VC Division (101st PAVN Regiment, 271st, 272d, and 273d VC Regiments) 155 494   1,106 A search-and-destroy operation meant to combat test the 196th Light Infantry Brigade against "light" guerrilla opposition This operation began as a single battalion air assault leading to a search-and-destroy mission. By the time it ended in November, it had expanded into the largest U.S. Joint operation of the war at that time. Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States
                                     
Hickory III Bien Hoa Province 10/6/1966 10/15/1966 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy, reconnaissance operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Miiltary Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Uniontown (1966-1967) III Long Binh Area 10/11/1966 11/17/1967 173d Airborne Brigade (USA); 199th Infantry Brigade (Light)(Separate)(USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           Strategic defense of Long Binh Area   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Atlanta III Long Khang, Phuoc Tuy, Hau Nghia and Binh Duong Provinces, the Iron Triangle area 10/20/1966 12/8/1966 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Dan Tam 81 III Long Khanh and Binh Tuy Provinces 11/16/1966 1/12/1967 11th Armored Cavalry (USA) (December 8 - 30, 1966); 10th ARVN Division           rice harvest security    
                                     
Alexandria   Duc Thanh and Xuan Loc Provinces 12/4/1966 12/5/1966 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search-and-destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Glenn Burnie III   1/2/1967 1/3/1967 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Cedar Falls (Operation Niagara - Cedar Falls) III Iron Triangle, 25 miles northwest of Saigon including the Thanh Dien Forest Reserve; VC Military Region 4 Headquarters; Ben Suc and surrounding villages; Binh Duong, Hau Nghia and Tay Ninh Provinces 1/8/1967 1/27/1967 2d and 3d Brigades, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st Division, 26th Infantry (USA); 2d Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 199th Light Infantry Brigade (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 173d Airborne B 165th and 272d VC Regiments; VC Main Force Phu Loi Battalion 72 (USA); 11 (ARVN) 337 (USA); 8 (ARVN)   720-750 (VC) To interdict VC control of the transportation and communications network in the area; search and destroy operation to seal off the Iron Triangle and crush everything within it The II Field Force (IIFFV) chose a "hammer-and-anvil" attack to be used on the target, with the anvil along the Saigon River at the southwestern boundary of the Iron Triangle and the hammer to swing through the triangle. The local residents were evacuated Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton; The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Historical Atlas Of The Vietnam War, by Harry G. Summers, Jr.; Preliminary Checklist Of United States
                                     
Junction City III War Zone C, Tay Ninh Province and bordering provinces, 70 miles north of Saigon 2/21/1967 5/14/1967 1st, 4th, 9th and 25th Infantry Divisions (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 196th Infantry Brigade (Light, USA); 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 173d Airborne Brigade; Task Force Alpha's 1st and 5th Battalions (VMC); TF Wallace's 35th and 36t 9th VC Division; 272d VC Regiment; 273d VC Regiment; 101st PAVN Regiment 282 1,576   2,728 To search out and destroy the VC and PAVN in the area; to destroy the Central Office for South Vietnam, the enemy's headquarters in the south; to establish a Special Forces CIDG camp and airfield at Prek Klok from which to monitor enemy movement Phase I: February 21-March 14; Phase II: March 15-April 15; Phase III: April 16-May 14. As one of the largest Allied offensive operations in the war, JUNCTION CITY involved four ARVN and 22 U.S. battalions. Vietnam: Order Of Battle, by Shelby L. Stanton: The Encyclopedia Of The Vietnam War: A Political, Social & Military History, edited by Spencer C. Tucker; Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Portsea III Phuoc Tuy Province 3/20/1967 4/17/1967 1st Brigade, 9th Cavalry (USA); 11th Armore Cavalry (USA); 1st Australian Task Force; 5th and 6th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; 43d ARVN Regiment; 35th ARVN Ranger Battalion           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Kittyhawk III Ling Khanh, Phuoc Tuy, etc. Provinces 4/20/1967 5/15/1967 9th Infantry Division (USA); 3d Squadron, 5th Cavalry (USA); 3d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy and reconnaissance operations   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Manhattan III Binh Duong Province - Boi Loi Woods and Long Nguyen Forest north of the Iron Triangle 4/23/1967 6/7/1967 3d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 3d Brigade, 4th Infantry Division (USA); 1st and 2d Brigades, 25th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 5th ARVN Division           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                                     
Dallas III War Zone D 5/17/1967 5/26/1967 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (USA); 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Kittyhawk (2nd part) III Long Khanh Province 5/18/1967 3/21/1968 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy operation security for Black Horse Camp Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military In Southeast Asia
                           
Akron (2nd part) III Phuc Tuy and Bien Hoa Provinces 6/9/1967 6/29/1967 1st and 2d Brigades, 9th Infantry Division; 11th Armored Cavalry           search-and-destroy   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations in Southeast Asia
                           
Rhino     6/19/1967 6/23/1967 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)               Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Lion     7/5/1967 7/9/1967 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)               Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Paddington III Phuoc Tuy Province 7/6/1967 7/14/1967 1st Australian Task Force (HQ); 2d and 7th Battalions, Royal Australian Regiment; 1st Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 9th Infantry Division (USA); ARVN           search and destroy operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Emporia I III Long Khanh Province 7/21/1967 8/3/1967 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion           search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Emporia II III Long Khanh 8/4/1967 8/17/1967 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion           search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Emporia III III Long Khanh 8/19/1967 8/31/1967 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion           search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Valdosta III Long Khanh Province 9/1/1967 9/6/1967 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           road security operation   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Emporia IV III Long Khanh 9/4/1967 9/14/1967 9th Infantry Division (USA); 11th Armored Cavalry (USA); 52d ARVN Ranger Battalion           search and destroy; convoy escort; fire support and base security   Preliminary Checklist Of United States Military Operations In Southeast Asia
                           
Wheeler I Quang Tin Province 9/11/1967 11/25/1967 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (USA); 2d Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry (USA)           search and destroy operation; consolidation with Wallowa on November 11, 1967.