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[List
of Known Operations]
The following is a listing of operations by elements of the I CTZ Mike Force/Mobile Guerilla Force. If you can correct any errors or if you can add any specifics, particularly if you have any After-Action reports or rosters, please let me know by e-mail at (sherman1@flash.net) or by phone at (713) 683-9076. Ive compiled the above list reviewing historical material, AARs and awards in my files. What is needed is for someone to check the MOPSUMS against this list and identify the missing operations.
List of Known Operations
PERIOD | UNIT | OPERATION | AO |
[Sept
1964] 10 day operation |
Nung
Reaction Company |
final
exercise |
south
of KHAM DUC |
16-20
Nov 64 |
100
man element of Da Nang Nung Force |
Atlas
Two. |
|
17-24
Dec 64 |
one
company of the Nung Force |
Atlas
Three area assessment of proposed camp site |
south
of Kham Duc. |
6-11
Jan 65 |
Nung
Force |
Atlas
Four with a CIDG Company, a clearing operation |
near
Gia Vuc in the Song Re River Valley north of the camp. |
Jan
65 |
operation
to retrieve the bodies of two USAF pilots killed in the
crash of T-28 |
||
Feb/Mar
65 |
Nung
Reaction Force |
airmobile
security squads for a classified U.S. Air Force project
(Retrieving unmanned drones) and aircraft recovery
missions. |
|
[No
ICTZ MOP SUM Apr 65] |
|||
May
1965 |
Nung
Reaction Force w/Kham Duc CIDG |
Phi
Ho I |
SE
of Kham Duc in |
May
1965 |
Nung
Reaction Force with CIDG from Gia Vuc and Ba To. |
Phi
Ho II |
NE
of Gia Vic |
June
65 |
Nung
Reaction Force |
Phi
Ho III |
near
Ba To in |
Nung
force |
patrols
in previously unpatrolled border areas |
bolster
defenses at Quang Ngai airstrip, Ba To & Ha Thanh, |
|
Jul |
Nung
force |
interdict
suspected VC infiltration routes. |
camps
Khe Sanh, Ashau, Aloui (FOB) & Ha Thanh |
[Jul
65] |
Nung
Reaction Force. |
two
company size clearing operations to relieve the pressure |
|
one
company of Nungs |
CAd
along a known infiltration route |
southwest
of Aloui. |
|
. |
Three
platoons of Nungs |
reinforcements |
Camp
Ha Thanh |
one
squad of Nungs |
attacked
by an estimated 300 VC while participating in the
recovery of a downed USMC helicopter. |
in
the vicinity of AT950600 |
|
4
USSF, 1 Australian, and 36 Nungs |
emergency
helicopter recovery mission, security for a downed
helicopter during emergency repairs. |
||
2
USSF and 27 Nungs |
classified
mission. |
||
2
USSF, one Australian and 60 Nungs |
DZ
Security/personnel parachute drop. |
||
Two
USSF, one Australian and 16 Nungs |
emergency
helicopter recovery mission |
||
Two
USSF and 120 Nungs |
reinforcement
element. |
||
2
USSF and 28 Nungs |
classified
mission. |
||
2
USSF and 28 Nungs |
classified
mission. |
||
1
USSF, 1 Australian and 110 Nungs |
security
force for new camp. 3-5 platoons maintained throughout
Sep. |
Tra
Bong |
|
3
USSF and 27 Nungs |
classified
mission. |
||
Sep
65 |
Nung
Reaction Force |
Five
operations with USAF as a security force on classified
missions. |
|
Oct
65 |
Platoons
of the I CTZ Mike Force |
reaction
force to relieve operation Phung Hoang 2B6, |
|
4
Nov- |
Two
(2) platoons of Nungs, 3rd company |
operations
and local security |
|
4
Nov- |
One
(1) platoon, 3rd company, |
operations
and local security |
|
2-16
Nov 65 |
4
AATTV, 2 interpreters, 1 coy of Nungs |
||
Two
platoons of Nungs |
reaction
with CIDG force from Camp Ha Thanh |
||
18-19
Nov 65 |
4
USASF and 37 Nungs |
secure
a downed helicopter |
Tien
Phuoc |
4
USASF and 110 Nungs |
security
and patrol element for new camp |
Tien
Phuoc |
|
Nov
65 |
Nung
Reaction Force |
Three
classified missions |
|
16-22
Dec 65 |
Nung
Company |
reaction
mission |
|
Jan
66 MOP- SUM not found |
|||
9-10
Feb 66 |
Nung
Reaction Force |
Blue
Springs operation, Several other Blue Spring operations
were aborted. |
|
one
company MIKE FORCE |
alerted
for stand by |
Ashau |
|
one
company |
Ba
To |
||
1
platoon |
Tra
Bong |
||
2
Apr-14 May 66 |
Mike
Force |
1
platoon on rotation with USMC battalion (to 11 April) and
20 April one company of Mike Force from Nha Trang May
1966 |
Camp
THUONG DUC. |
Jun
66 |
. |
No
operations |
|
Jul
66 |
4
combat patrols, 2 company and 2 platoon sized and 7 recon
patrols, 6 platoon and 1 squad sized |
||
Two
(2) Mike Force Cos |
combined
operations with RF/PF and CIDG |
Tra
Bong |
|
5-23
Aug 66 |
C
Company Mike Force |
operations
and camp security. |
Ha
Thanh |
A
& B Companies |
search
and medical patrols |
south
of |
|
Mike
Force |
squad
sized ambush/listen-ing post. |
south
of the Special Forces Compound at Da Nang East |
|
18-31
Aug 66. |
B
Company |
assist
in operations |
Tien
Phuoc |
one
(1) plt from C Company |
camp
security. |
Minh
Long |
|
A
Company |
security
while camp was relocated. |
Thuong
Duc |
|
1
AATTV and 33 Nungs |
6
weeks of basic training |
Kham
Duc |
|
7-8
Sep 66 |
Company
B |
Dong
Ha |
|
7-15
Sept 66 |
Company
C |
Kham
Duc. |
|
one
platoon MF departed |
survey. |
Gio
Linh |
|
11-27
Sep 66 |
Company
B |
. |
Ha
Thanh |
Company
A |
Thong
Duc. |
||
1-10
Oct 66 |
A-113
w/A Co |
Thuong
Duc. |
|
14-24
Oct 66 |
A-100
w/ B and C Companies |
Gia
Vuc. |
|
squad
sized |
ambush
patrols |
vicinity
of C-Team Compound south to |
|
27
Oct- |
A-100 |
Operation
Longstreet |
|
1
Nov-14 Nov. 66 |
Local
security night ambush and combat patrols. |
south
of MF compound to |
|
15-22
Nov 66 |
60
MF, 2 Int, 5 AATTV |
joint
operation |
Ha
Thanh |
25
Nov -- |
MF |
move
for opn on 29 Nov |
Thuong
Duc |
No
MOPSUMS Dec 66 |
|||
MGF
768 |
support
camp defense. |
Thuong
Duc |
|
2-8
February |
A-100
trng op |
||
15
and 16 Mar |
A-100 |
two-day
training operation |
SW
Thuong Duc TAOR. |
1-20
April 1967 |
A-100 |
||
25-26
May 67 |
A-100
|
Blackjack
13 |
|
1-8
Feb |
A-113 |
Ha
Thanh |
|
13-23
Feb |
A-113
DCG-41 |
Ha
Thanh. |
|
March
1967 |
no
operational combat missions |
aside
from one squad size night ambush conducted south of the
camp. |
|
29
Mar-2 Apr |
A-113
|
Company
sized |
west
of Danang |
13
to |
A-113 |
Gia
Vuc |
|
9
to 21 May |
A-100 |
Con
Thien |
|
27
May to an indefinite date |
A-100 |
Lang
Vei. |
|
21-26
Jul 67 |
Eleven
Company |
Tra
Bong area. |
|
August
1967 |
11th
and 16th Company |
assigned
to the |
|
Aug
1967 |
14th
Company (Chieu Hois) |
operations
to find a lost CIDG patrol |
Kham
Duc. |
14th
Company |
FOB
Sa Huynh |
rotated
on a 30-60 day basis |
|
29
Nov- |
11th
Company |
for
camp defense. |
Lang
Vei |
4-11
Dec 67 |
12
Company |
Thuong
Duc TAOR |
|
22
Dec |
12
Company |
||
12
Jan-9 April |
16
Company |
Sa
Huynh |
|
Tien
Phuoc TAOR |
|||
-8
Feb |
13th
Co |
Lang
Vei |
|
4
March |
14
Company |
Search
and Destroy |
|
18
March |
one
plat of 15 Company |
convoy
security |
|
22
Mar-10 May |
11
Company |
(FOB
Ngok Tavak) |
|
9-26
Apr 68 |
15
Company |
Sa
Huynh FOB |
|
27
Apr-14 May |
14
Company |
Operation
Quick Track, |
joint
reconnaissance op w/ 7th Marine Regt Recon Co to locate
the 2d NVA Div. |
?
12 May |
12
Company |
KhamDuc |
|
2-19
May |
15th
Company |
Thuong
Duc. |
|
5-19
May |
16th
Company |
Thuong
Duc |
|
17
May-17 Jun |
14th
Company |
Hill
52 |
|
21
May |
16th
Company |
||
22
May-19 Jun |
15th
Company |
Hill
52 |
|
27
May |
11th
Company |
Tien
Phuoc |
|
End
of May |
(5th
Company from |
at
Danang as Ready Force.) |
|
15-26
Jun 68 |
12th
Company |
training |
|
11th
Company |
joint
operation with Americal |
||
14th,
15th and 16th Companies |
to
assist in building two new Special Forces Camps |
Mai
Loc and Nong Son |
|
131
Jul 68 |
16th
MSFC |
5
company-size operations with FWMF/GVN units |
|
July
1968 |
3
company-size operations |
in
support of CIDG camps |
|
131
Aug 68 |
|||
22-29
Aug |
16th
MSF |
reaction
force |
Thuong
Duc |
14th
MSF Company |
Hill
52 |
||
25
Aug |
15th
MSF Co |
Ha
Thanh |
|
for
23 days |
11th
& 12th MSF Cos with the Americal Division |
||
131
Oct 68 |
Continuous
combat ops |
Thuong
Duc |
|
130
Nov 68 |
four
companies |
search
and destroy op |
A-104 |
Nov
68 |
screening
& interdiction op |
A-109 |
|
131
Dec 68 |
3
MSF cos |
joint
search and destroy operation with A-106 and A-108
[Operation Robin Hood]. |
A-106 |
Dec 68 | 2 MSF co. attd to 196th LIB | [Fayette Canyon] | 196th
TAOR |
Dec
68 |
One
MSF Co. |
[C-99] |
deployed
at A-105 |
(Operations,
1969) |
|||
Operation TAYLOR COMMON | Thuong
Duc |
||
10-23 Jan | Operation CALIGULA | south-southwest of Nong Son | |
30 Jan-? | Vulpine (OPORD 2-69) | ||
23
Feb-24 Mar |
Siege
of Tien Phuoc, |
||
9-10
April |
two
companies |
Thuong
Duc |
|
19-27
Jun |
1MSFC |
CALIGULA
II |
Ba
To's TAOR. |
21-26
Aug |
C-41-B |
||
4-10
Aug |
MSF
and CIDG |
RAINBOW
II (retrieval of a downed aircraft) |
SW
part of Ha Thanh's AO |
20
Oct-11 Nov |
C44-47A
(OPORD 12-69) |
Ba
To |
|
25 October | MSF | Tien
Phuoc AO. |
|
12-22 Nov | C48-51A (OPORD 13-69) | Thien Phuoc AO | |
Dec | 1st MSFC | cancelled due to weather. | NW of Thuong Duc |
11 Jan 1970, completion on 30 June 1971 | B-16, A-161, 162 and 163 USASF advisors withdrawn | deactivation
part of the planned conversion |
VNSF
assumed operational control of the MSFC. |
The Siege of Mai Loc | |||
. ~20 May | 1st MSFC | Camp Thuong Duc | |
July-Aug | 5th MSF | Thuong
Duc |
|
24 Sept-31 Oct | 1st MSFC | Thuong
Duc |
|
On 16 Nov Co C stood-down and redeployed to Nha Trang, ending USASF/CIDG MR-1 operations. | [The Mike Force units were programmed to be phased out gradually by placing companies in converted CIDG camps with low personnel strengths.] |
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