Operation Keystone Eagle
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Operation Keystone Eagle was the withdrawal of the initial units of the
Background
Following from the policy of
The initial withdrawal named Operation Keystone Eagle was the withdrawal of one Regimental Landing Team, however the selected Regiment, the
Operation
On 14 June the 9th Marine Regiment was notified of its redeployment. On 23 June after completing its involvement in Operation Utah Mesa, the 1st Battalion, 9th Marines stood down at Vandegrift Combat Base. On 14 July following a farewell ceremony at Da Nang, the 1/9 Marines boarded the USS Paul Revere, becoming the first U.S. battalion to be withdrawn.[1]: 133–5
The Keystone Eagle redeployments took place as follows:
Departure Date | Unit | Strength |
---|---|---|
29 June 1969 | 3rd Anti-Tank Battalion | 19 |
13 July 1969 | Companies A, B & C (Reinforced), 3rd Motor Transport Battalion | 167 |
13 July 1969 | Company C (Reinforced), 3rd Tank Battalion | 74 |
13 July 1969 | Detachment, 3rd Dental Company | 1 |
13 July 1969 | 1st Amphibian Tractor Battalion | 135 |
13 July 1969 | Battery D, 2nd Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment
|
139 |
13 July 1969 | Company C, 11th Engineer Battalion | 180 |
14 July 1969 | 1st Battalion, 9th Marines | 1166 |
14 July 1969 | 1st Searchlight Battery | 116 |
15 July 1969 | Company B (Reinforced), 3rd Medical Battalion | 42 |
15 July 1969 | Company D (Reinforced), 11th Engineer Battalion | 175 |
15 July 1969 | Company C (Reinforced), 3rd Shore Party Battalion | 144 |
15 July 1969 | 1st Armed Amphibian Company | 42 |
15 July 1969 | Headquarters Battery, Field Artillery Group | 24 |
15 July 1969 | Detachment, Marine Air Traffic Control Unit | 23 |
30 July 1969 | Company C (Reinforced), 3rd Engineer Battalion | 257 |
31 July 1969 | Detachment, Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment | 21 |
31 July 1969 | Battery E, 2/12 Marines | 139 |
31 July 1969 | Headquarters Battery, 2/12 Marines | 161 |
1 August 1969 | 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines | 1166 |
1 August 1969 | Headquarters Company, 9th Marine Regiment
|
234 |
5 August 1969 | Detachment, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division | 354 |
12 August 1969 | Detachment, Force Logistics Command | 150 |
13 August 1969 | 3rd Battalion, 9th Marines | 1166 |
13 August 1969 | Battery F, 2/12 Marines | 139 |
13 August 1969 | Battery L, 4/12 Marines | 112 |
13 August 1969 | Company C (Reinforced), 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion
|
120 |
13 August 1969 | Detachment, Headquarters Company, 9th Marine Regiment | 20 |
14 August 1969 | Company A (Reinforced), 9th Motor Transport Battalion | 130 |
14 August 1969 | HMM-165 | 279 |
16 August 1969 | 1st Light Antiaircraft Missile Battalion | 661 |
30 August 1969 | VMFA-334 | 388 |
Aftermath
Operation Keystone Eagle concluded on 30 August 1969, it was immediately followed by Operation Keystone Cardinal.[1]: 137
1/9 Marines and 3/9 Marines would return to South Vietnam in April 1972 during the Easter Offensive and in April 1975 during Operation Frequent Wind.
References
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