List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1970)

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Date Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs
70 Operation Lunch[1] Second phase of Operation Menu Cambodia
70 Operation Snack[1] Third phase of Operation Menu Cambodia
70 Operation Dinner[1] Fourth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia
70 Operation Dessert[1] Fifth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia
70 Operation Supper[1] Sixth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia
70–73 Operation Good Luck[2] USAF bombing of PAVN and Pathet Lao forces Plain of Jars in northern Laos
Jan 1 – 7 Operation Leopard[2] A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation Duc Thanh District
Jan 4 – 11 Operation Cliff Dweller IV[2] 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation
Tây Ninh Province
Jan 4 - 30 Operation Wayne Thrust[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jan 5 – 8 Operation Flying Finn[2] 2nd Battalion,
5th Cavalry Regiment
operation against the 2nd Battalion, NVA 95C Regiment
Tây Ninh Province
Jan 10 – Mar 10 Operation Napier[2][3]
ANZAC
) cordon and search and reconnaissance and ambush operation
Đồng Nai Province
Jan 15 – 26 Operation Matilda[2][3]
Regional and Popular Forces
Phước Tuy Province
Jan 18 – Feb 7 Operation Putnam Power[2] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jan 19 – Mar 15 Operation Bull Run II[2] 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation
Phước Long Province
Jan 19 – Jul Operation Green River[4]: 161  1st Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation to continue search and clear, reconnaissance in force, search and clear operations, and measures against VC rockets
Quảng Trị Province
 400 22
Jan 26 – Feb 14 Operation Keperra[3][5]
Xuyen Moc and the village of Nui Nhon
, reconnaissance and ambush operation		 Nui Dinh mountains, eastern
Phước Tuy Province
 6
Jan 29 – Apr 30 Operation Fresh Start[2] 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment land clearing operation along Route 246
Tây Ninh Province
Jan 30 – Mar 11 Operation Putnam Shark[2] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jan 30 - Mar 16 Operation Wayne Stab[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jan 30 – Mar 17 Operation Greene Deuce[2] 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment operation
Pleiku Province
Jan 30 – Apr 16 Operation York Market[6] 1st Brigade
Regional Forces
combined reconnaissance in force, search and clear, security, rice denial, and saturation ambush patrolling operation		 southwest of
Hải Lăng District
 20
Feb 1 – Apr 15 Operation Keystone Blue Jay[2] 1st Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States
Feb 10 – Mar 9 Operation Hammersley[3] (the Battle for the "Long Hais") 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in the western side of the Long Hải Hills to protect quarry operations being undertaken by 17 Construction Squadron, to establish Fire Support Base Isa and ambush likely VC routes leading from the hills Long Hải Hills 42 12 Australians
Feb 10 – Mar 29 Operation Dakota Clint[6] 1st Battalion
Regional Forces
formed integrated infantry companies and recon/killer teams combined reconnaissance in force to ensure security of the villages, night ambush and search and clear operations		 Mai Loc 19 2 ARVN
Feb 28 – Mar 10 Operation Gisborne[2][3]
ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation east of Nui Dat
Phước Tuy Province
Mar 1 – Nov 17 Operation Park Silver[2] 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment security operation. Later redesignated Operation Hancock Dragon
Pleiku Province
Mar 3 – 24 Operation Hamilton[3][5]: 278  8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation
Xuyên Mộc District
Mar 9 – Apr 7 Operation Finschhafen[2][3] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation east of
Phước Tuy Province
Mar 11 – 18 Operation Earhart White[2] 1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division operation
Bình Định Province
Mar 12 – Apr 21 Operation Darby Talon[2] 173rd Airborne Brigade and 3rd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry operation
Phú Yên Province
Mar 20 – Apr 30 Operation Eichelberger Black[2] 1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division operation
Bình Định Province
Mar 23 - Apr 24 Operation Townsville[3]
ANZAC
) reconnaissance in force operation		 northeast
Phước Tuy Province
Apr 1 – May 31 Operation Patio[2] Covert USAF aerial interdiction eastern Cambodia
Apr 1 – Sep 5 Operation Texas Star[2][7]
A Shau Valley culminating in the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. Later phases renamed Operation Jefferson Glenn
A Shau Valley
 1728 416
Apr 3 – May 3 Operation Tat Thang 18[2] ARVN 24th Special Tactical Zone reconnaissance operation using elements of the 1st Ranger Group and 42nd, 45th and 47th Regiments north of
Kon Tum Province
Apr 7 – 19 Operation Phoi Hop[3][8] 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operation villages of
Suối Nghê, Duc My and Bình Ba
 11
Apr 14  - 17 Operation Toan Thang 41[2][4]: 167  3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, ARVN 49th Regiment, 31st, 36th and 52nd Ranger Battalions and 10th and 18th Armored Cavalry operation against a PAVN logistics and rest area
Svay Rieng Province
, Cambodia		 378
Apr 19 – May 7 Operation Concrete I[2][3] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 8 RAR operation to establish blocking positions while 6 RAR/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment reconnoitered in force towards these ambush positions east of
Phước Tuy Province
Apr 20 – June 11 Operation Nudgee[2][3]
ANZAC), 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment and B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment
reconnaissance and ambush operation
Đất Đỏ Districts
 26 4
Apr 24 - 29 Operation Patio[9]: 185  USAF B-52 bombing operations that succeeded Operation Menu and preceded Operation Freedom Deal eastern Cambodia
Apr 24 – May 4 Operation Baird Silver[2] 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation
Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces
Apr 29 – May 1 Operation Rock Crusher I[10] ARVN 9th Division operation supported by the 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade
Svay Rieng Province
, Cambodia		 502 56
Apr 29 - May 2
Operation Toan Thang 42[4]
 ARVN (two armored cavalry squadrons from III Corps and two from the 25th Division and 5th Division, an infantry regiment from the 25th Division, and four Ranger battalions from the 2nd Ranger Group) and US 1st Cavalry Division, 9th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation against the Parrot's Beak to target the NVA/VC base areas 367 and 706
Svay Rieng Province
, Cambodia		 12,354 434 US, 66 ARVN
Apr 30 – May 4 Operation Plateau[2] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation
Bình Định Province
Apr 30 – May 4 Operation Platte Canyon[2] 1st Brigade,
7th Cavalry Regiment
and ARVN 54th Regiment reconnaissance in force		 Ruong Ruong Valley south of Phu Bai
May  - Jul
Operation Toan Thang 46[2]
 ARVN 5th Division operation to attack and destroy the NVA 70th and 80th Rear Service Groups
Kampong Cham Province
, Cambodia		 79
May 1 – June 26 Operation Dong Tien II/Operation Toan Thang 43[2] 1st Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation Cambodia
May 1 - June 29
Operation Toan Thang 43[2]
ARVN Airborne Division
operation to undermine the PAVN logistics system and to forestall any major PAVN offensives
Kampong Cham Province
, Cambodia
May 2 – 6 Operation Rock Crusher II[10] ARVN 9th Division operation supported by the 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade
Svay Rieng Province
, Cambodia		 1202 70
May 4 – 14
Operation Bold Lancer I[2]
 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Cambodia
May 4 – 25
Operation Binh Tay I[2]
 Phase I of the
Cambodian Incursion. 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion 506th Airborne, ARVN 40th Regiment, 22nd Division, 2nd Ranger Group, 23rd Division and 2nd Armored Brigade
search and destroy operation against the PAVN B-3 Front
Svay Rieng Provinces
, eastern Cambodia
May 5 – 9 Operation Cavalier Beach[2] Transfer of command of
III MAF moved to Camp Hawkins
May 6  - 14
Operation Toan Thang 44[2]
 1st and 2nd Brigades,
Airborne Division
operation against PAVN Base Areas 353, 354, and 707		 north and northeast of Tây Ninh 1017 119
May 6  - June 27
Operation Toan Thang 45[2]
 3/1 Cavalry and 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation against PAVN Base Areas 350 and 351 northern borders of
Phước Long Provinces
 1017 119
May 7  - 12
Operation Toan Thang 500[2]
 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment search and destroy operations around FSB Seminole
Svay Rieng Province
, Cambodia		 159 7
May 8 – June 11 Operation Concrete II[2][3]
Phước Tuy Province
May 9 Operation Cuu Long I[11] ARVN
Mekong River to allow access to a fleet of over 100 ships to evacuate 17,300 Vietnamese civilians from Phnom Penh and to clear the supply route from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham
 Mekong River
May 14 – 27
Operation Binh Tay II[2]
 Phase II of the
Ratanakiri Province
 eastern Cambodia
May 14 – 28 Operation Cheadle Blue[2] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment operation
Pleiku Province
May 15 – 25 Operation Ashfield[2][3]
ANZAC
) reconnaissance and ambush operation
May 15 - 25 Operation Wayne Jump[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Kon Tum Province
May 15 – 30 Operation Barbara Glade I[2]
Special Forces
intelligence gathering operation
Đa Krông river valley
May 15 – June 28
Operation Bold Lancer II[2]
 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Cambodia
May 16 – 24 Operation Cuu Long II[11] ARVN
FANK
operation to clear PAVN forces
Takéo and along Route 2 and Route 3
 613 36
May 18 – 30 Operation Fredenhall Gold[2] 4th Infantry Division security operation
Pleiku Province
May 18 – Oct 12 Operation Putnam Paragon[2] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
May 19 – Aug 15 73 Operation Freedom Deal[9]: 201 
FANK
against the NVA and Khmer Rouges		 Cambodia
May 20 – June 27
Operation Binh Tay III[2]
 Phase III of the
Ratanakiri Province
 eastern Cambodia
May 20 – June 29 Operation Bryan White[2] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry and 2/1 Cavalry search and destroy operation
Đắk Lắk Province
May 25 – June 30 Operation Cuu Long III[11] ARVN
FANK
operation to clear PAVN forces		 Route 2 and Route 3 Cambodia
May 26 – June 11 Operation Capricorn[2][3]
ANZAC
) battalion reconnaissance and ambush operation		 Nui Dinh hills 2 26
June 1 – 9 Operation Robertson White[2] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment security operation
June 1 - 26 Operation Wayne Hurdle[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Pleiku Provinces
June 12 – 28 Operation Cung Chung I[2][3]
ANZAC), 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
reconnaissance-and-ambush mission to deny the VC access to villages along the main roads
Phước Tuy Province
June 16 – 30 Operation Hancock Hawk[2] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Bình Thuận Province
June 19 – 23 Operation Elanora[2][3] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance in force
Phước Tuy Province
June 23 – 27
Operation Binh Tay IV[2]
 Phase IV of the
Đức Cơ District
 eastern Cambodia
June 23 – 30 Operation Barbara Glade II[2]
Special Forces
intelligence gathering operation
Đa Krông river valley
June 23 - Jul 14 Operation Wayne Fast[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
June 24 – 28 Operation Wright Blue[2] 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment security operation
Pleiku Province
June 26 – Mar 1 71 Operation Pennsylvania Square[2]
198th Infantry Brigade
clear and search operation
Quảng Tín Province
June 29 – Jul 13 Operation Petrie[2][3] 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation
Phước Tuy Province
June 29 – Jul 23 Operation Birdwood[2][3] 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment operation to interdict VC movement to and from the Long Hải hills
Phước Tuy Province
Jul 1 – Oct 15 Operation Keystone Robin (Alpha)[2] Redeployment of 3rd Brigade,
199th Infantry Brigade
from South Vietnam to the United States
Jul 2 – Sep 1 Operation Brandeis Blue[2] 2nd Battalion,
8th Infantry, 4th Infantry Division
search and destroy operation
Bình Định Province
Jul 5 – 21 Operation Hancock Gold[2] 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment and 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment clear and search operation
Bình Thuận Province
Jul 9 – 15 Operation Clinch Valley[2] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division search and destroy operation
Quảng Trị Province
Jul 12 – Aug 26 Operation Elk Canyon I[12]
196th Infantry Brigade
search and clear operation		 near
Quảng Trị Province
Jul 13 – Aug 2 Operation Nathan[3][13]
107th Field Battery
series of reconnaissance and ambush and land clearing protection missions		 centre and south-west
Phước Tuy Province
Jul 15 – Aug 24 Operation Pickens Forest[2] 1st Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation near Song Thu Bon valley,
Quảng Nam Province
 99 4
Jul 16 - 27 Operation Wayne Span I[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jul 22 - Jan 30 1971 Operation Wolfe Mountain[4]: 162  1st Brigade,
Quảng Trị Province
 300
Jul 23 – Aug 2 Operation Decade[3]
Phước Tuy Province
Jul 24 – 26 Operation Clemens Green[2] 4th Infantry Division security operation
Đắk Lắk Provinces
Jul 24 – 27 Operation Barren Green[2][14]: 83 
5th Marines
operation
An Giang Province
Jul 24 – Aug 11 Operation Chicago Peak[2] 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 3rd Regiment, 1st Division operation
A Shau Valley
 97 3
Jul 27 – Aug 24 Operation Lyon Valley[2]
5th Marines
clear and search operation		 southwest of Da Nang 5
Jul 28 - Aug 5 Operation Wayne Span II[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Jul 28 – Aug 16 Operation Greene Jack (1970)[2] 3rd Battalion, 506th Airborne Infantry Regiment operation
Bình Định Province
Aug – Feb 71 Operation Chenla I[15]
RVNAF support against PAVN and VC to reopen Route 7 between Skuon and Kompong Cham
 Route 7
Aug 3 – Sep 10 Operation Cung Chung II[3][16] 1st Squadron
SAS and 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
operation to ambush VC supply routes		 Hoa Long 9
Aug 5 - 27 Operation Wayne Pierce[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Aug 13 – 20 Operation Comeback Ridge[2] 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division operation
Thừa Thiên Province
Aug 13 – 30 Operation Ripley Center[2] 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation
Quảng Nam Province
Aug 27 – Sep 29 Operation Elk Canyon II[12]
196th Infantry Brigade
search and clear operation		 near
Quảng Trị Province
Aug 28  - Oct 14 Operation Wayne Forge[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Aug 29 – Sep 20 Operation Massey-Harris[2][3] Whisky Coy RNZIR, 1 ATF HQ D&E Platoon, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, and A Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment rice denial operation
Phước Tuy Province
Aug 31 – May 12 71 Operation Imperial Lake[2]
3rd Battalion 5th Marines
search and clear operation
Quảng Nam Province
 305
Sep 5 – 8 Operation Nebraska Rapids[2]
196th Infantry Brigade, 1st Marine Division and ARVN 2nd Division
operation
Quảng Ngãi Province
Sep 5 – Oct 6 71 Operation Jefferson Glenn[2][7]: 84  101st Airborne Division, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division and ARVN 1st Division operation. This was the last major offensive operation involving US ground troops
Quảng Trị Provinces
.		 2,026 60
Sep 10 – 19 Operation Ballard Valley[2] 1st Marine Division search and destroy operation near Da Nang
Sep 10 – 19 Operation Dubois Square[2] 1st Marine Division operation near Da Nang
Sep 10 – Oct 25 Operation Cung Chung 3[3][5]: 69  1st Squadron
SAS and 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
operation to ambush a VC party		 Hoa Long
Sep 11 - 13 Operation Tailwind[17]
MACV-SOG
operation		 Laos 54 3
Sep 18 – 21 Operation Catawba Falls[2]
5th Marines from An Hoa to the Vu Gia
River Valley
Quảng Nam Province
Sep 25 – Oct 12 Operation Murray Blue[2] 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment operation
Bình Định Province
Sep 26 - Oct 10 Operation Tiger Mountain[2] 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation
Oct 1 – 2 Operation Pimlico[3][13]
107th Field Battery, a search-and-ambush mission carried out in cooperation with the Royal Thai Army Volunteer Regiment
Oct 1 – Feb 1 71 Operation Cung Chung III[2][3]
ANZAC) and 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
reconnaissance in force
Phước Tuy Province
Oct 2  - 15 Operation Tolare Falls I[2]
5th Marines
clear and search operation
Quảng Nam Province
 30
Oct 4  - Nov 17 Operation Wayne Sabre[2] 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation
Bình Định Province
Oct 12 – 24 Operation Putnam Valley[2] 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation
Bình Định Province
Oct 16 – Dec 31 Operation Keystone Robin (Bravo)[2] Redeployment of the 4th Infantry Division and 25th Infantry Division (excl 2nd Brigade) from South Vietnam to the United States
Oct 22 – Nov 3 Operation Noble Canyon[2]
5th Marines
clear and search operation
Quảng Nam Province
Oct 23  - Nov 10 Operation Toan Thang 8/B/5[18] ARVN 5th Division operations for the purpose of destroying communist forces and installations, and obtaining intelligence Snoul, Cambodia
Oct 27 Operation Tolare Falls II[2]
5th Marines
clear and search operation
Quảng Nam Province
 22 4
Nov 18 Operation Hancock Dragon[2] 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment security operation
Pleiku Province
Nov 21 Operation Ivory Coast[19] Attempted rescue of POWs at
Son Tay
POW camp, North Vietnam		 50 (est)
Dec 2 – 24 Operation Darby Swing[2] 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry security operation later merged into Operation Hancock Dragon
Bình Định Province
Dec 17 – Jan 19 71 Operation Hoang Dieu 101[2]
ROK 2nd Marine Brigade
and ARVN 51st Regiment operation
Quảng Nam Province
 538

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