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FIRST ENDORSEMENT on CG III MAF/NCC MACV ltr 3/rsb Ser: 0022366 of 2Mar66
' Commanding General~ Fleet Marine Force, Pacific Commandant of the Marine Corps (Code A03D)
From: To:
Subj: Command Chronology (U)
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III Marine Amphib:lous Force
llamlalng Air Base 9 Republic of Vietnam
LEWIS W o WA:~:JT
Major' General United Sti:Ltes Marine Corps
Commandilng - . .: . ·•' Command Ch:r·onology for period 1 January ~ 31 January 1966
'Chief of' Staff'
Dep)11ty Chief' of Staff
Asa:l~tar.lt Chhdf 10f Staff v G=2
Assistant Chie.f of Staff 9 G-5
Aasbtant CM ef <':llf Sta.ff 9 G=6
SUpply Offic:ret
CommtuJ.:llca. t :.v:~e. ~ E:J.ec t:ronics Officer
Adjutant
Comptroller
Ch&pla.in
Combat Information Bureau
Director 9 Command Cente·r
Col George Co AXTELL, USMC
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Col Don W o GALBREAITH 9 USMC
Col Leo J. DULACKI 9 lBMC 1 = 24 January 1966 '
LtCol Joseph T. ODENTHAL 25 = 31 January 1966
Col Edwin H. SIMK>NS, USMC
Col Harold A. HA'!'E5 9 USMC
Maj Charles J. KEEVER, US ftC
Col Elmer G. GLIDDEN JR 9 tBMC
Col Howard G. TAFT, USMC
LtCol Lester G. HARMON, USMC
Col Frederick C. lX>:OOON 9 USMC
LtCol Burton L. LUCAS JR, USMC
Capt Wilson A. VOIGT, USMC
Capt Francis L. GARRET, USN
Maj Dean C. MACHO 9 USMC
Ltcol Joseph vo M:, LERNON 'u'ftet~SS\f\ED
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Maj A'ntho~ J o PI.LONIS 9 JR9 USMC
Capt William .l:o WOl'.J'ltfABp USB
LtCJ~l Fo Wo IC!LLIAW9 USMC
Ma.j Walter F 11 BOWROI p USMC
Ool llldwin Go WINBTEJJ)
. Ma.j George F 11 CRIBB
Ma.j Gan Levls W'o WALT 9 USMC
•.:1G~n K~ith :Bo MCCUTCHEON9 USMC
C"Ool Mau.'t'o J o PAD,ll,IN0 9 USMC
Maj Joseph Fo J0ml.IS 9 USMC
LtCol Heroules· Ro KELLY 9 USMC
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Bo Aotivitieao III MAr continued operations .in the aooompliahment or the objective established by reterertoe (c) o The most significant operation during Januar.y was Operation ~~LARDo
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A.. Generalo The continuing objeo1;ive of destruction or VC forces Wa.s aooomplished during the month by oc,n4uoting two major operations inside and two outside the TAOR'•• and a third is oontinuingo The number or small unit operations conducted within the TA.Oil's increased by 20J' oy,er th~ month of Deoembero
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· .;~ - .·. Bo OP.IIlRA.TION LOBG W'Olil. '!'his waEI a battalion (reinforced) size .:~~earoh and destroy operation, conducted 3...S. January in area (AT 9:566) 0 . . "·(Atr 9466)9 (AT 9459)~ (AT 9161), (BT 75~54) 9 and (AT 8057)o While no
significant contacts were made~ III M'IP units disrupted VO logistic basesp entered relative~ unchallenged VO controlled areas and exposed the Vietnamese Nationals to Uo S~ uni tea tor t~e first timeo
0. .QPmRATION MAL~o This two bELttalion (reinforced) search and destroy operationr, was conducted 11-17 Januar.y in area (10 2154), (~ 9253) 9
(AT 9954)9 (AT 8543)~ (BT 8346)9 (BT 7943), and (ZC 2049). An Arc Light . Strike was oonduc.ted 12 January vio (A~~ 7946) with.& battalion e:qrloitin& the strikeo Although vo casualties Wel~e relativel;r lightp the oper4tion was suooessful in destroying caves and tunnels 9 keeping the VO movi~; and confiscation of large quanti ties o1~ rice which vas turned over 1;0 the GVN authorities f,or redistribution to 1;;he peopleo . \
· Do .Ql'IRATION_DOUBLE IU.GLJlo !his C)peration i' oontinu.inJ at the end of the reportin& period o It is a ooorclina ted J.RVB/t1SMO/US7l operation which oommenoed 28 January in THAC mu - HtJI D.I.U - DUO PHO - Bl '1'0 area. The operation is being conducted in a 11eries or consecutive phases designed to position Task Fbrce Delta in the objective area for the ultimate purpose of' finding and destroying major enemy forces. The buildup of forces 9 Phase I~ was accomplished in a manner to deceive the en~
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, .. "<~K l.ccati:tag and destroying en_, force's in mountainous area. and in Phase ·/' .;;.:.:»~ III~ the forces will be retraotedo Phase I was ooapleted at the end ot
.r·>,.>·... this reporting period with 11 ttle enu;r contact o · '~.);·; .. '·' ... s··" lo OTHER OPPJ.TIORSa A total of 12vll8 Bll&ll unit operations were
conducted vi thin the TACit 9 a resul ti:ng in 482 contacts o This is the largest number of small un1 t operations conducted to date with contacts increasing in proportion to III MAF aotivit.fo
(~) !!gniticp·t Small Unit Act!!mo At approx:laa~e]T 1401301,· durixag ope:r:·ation MILWD9 a fire team trom Coap&.l\Y. G9 24 llattalion9 9th Marines was moving from (AT 851518) to (AT 853515o At ·(BT 851517) 9 the tire team leader observed approximate~ 40 VO in an assault position. The.tire team leader observed the VC before being detected and immediate:cy brought them under a heavy voluae ot tireo The VC became dis .. organized aDd dispersedo An unknown DWDber ot VC withdrew to a hill at (AT 853515) and began throwi!14' hand gr·enades at the tire teamo The fire team leader:· vu wounded ·in the ri«bt hand at this time o · He vi thdrev appro;r;taateJ,y :2:5 meters and continued ··to fire on the reaai~ VCo A squad was di&pat~hed from the platoon :position at (A! 851581) and an assault waa ocniuoted against the :remaining VC o The VC broke contaot o 8lma mortars illuminated the area and a seac:·eh was conducted. roar 60mm aor~a and $pprox~telr eo r~s ot-~ ammunition were found in the area ot the original contact "~ong wi:tJ1 tour dead V0 11 two carbinesp approxima te:t¥ 15 pa.Gk:& and a q\lan tit,- 4:>f assorted •all arms eDUiltll1i tiono
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TABLE I
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Helicopter E&~ort
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Pb.otog:ra.pb;y 98 98
Bsoor:t/OAP U7 117
Jon Tao tical 190 190
Steel Tip!:' :t010 1070
Othe:t'"•Sper~ial 68 10 78
l&uding Zone CAP' 6101 60
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TOTAL 1514r£l 11~ 1:528 2 4,96
:l'o l!!!;t22il!~:o III IUF hel:!.c:optce 1tl6W 25)p952 sorties 11 trans= po:::··t:b)8' ~~- P 3'7'T t;~;:'Or;;lp•e and 10906 ton6 (>,f' «''*fg~o
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Ao ~'.IJI.~S:t'alo Viet Oe<!Jl:8 aot;hd t:i..l!l~R ~itJn·h1 the th:l:'<til Marine TAOR vs oon-t:!.Dll!!d. +';;=;;~a>be emall 1UM~li.i.t ha.ra!l~~-ne: ~~ :n.c<l\~ing sniper f'1rep '< plt1b·~ w me :ft~Sif.1llent 'liSle <;).f bot;h _,n:U.· J"rerr~;..:,.&J"""~.JL ud ant:i"''l'ehi~le mineap and th. dde&pr~ad employm.en·t; of 1bv\OI'bJ''·-·t:.:>ai'liil;o Of aignif'ioanoe 'was the int:r·owtr'kt~Jn a.r.O. ·ll.Se of 120ma mortars 'try 'the 'fia~tt: Oof18 asainat th~ u. llo ~ Sp<OGliiii.l Fo:t·~e& Cup a·t lCBE SiNH ~~n the n<JJ:r:·~~hweet portion of' the I OTZ and tha DANANG a~irbaeu1' o '
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B.. .Qem.mEf:o .UthOUBh no reg:llllent~&l or. battalion size attaoks occurred and only ono lim&ll attao:k ftl!ll repoJ~te.clr ~e V1.ei; Cong oontimed their ha.., ra.esment~ and attaoks against GVN out])(,;~a·ts and Dietri<Cit Headquarter.• throughout the I CTZ.. In one instancEt 'the Viet Oong wnduoted a mortu attack ·against the 2d ARVN Division Hrltadquart~'t'a at Q.U.&.IG, UGA"I Ct ty and a small e·oale ground attaok against neu·"tu :1JMtallations including a rea~ttlement ~Po F:r.·equent. r-eports ~o.o~1tixm.ed t:o be reoeiwed ot Viet Cong intent:ll.I\)M t~' C$On~:lll.©'i; a:ttaat~kl!il 11 :t·ai.d~J eund aa.botage ot c:d tioal inatalla.-t:ions vlthin t;he T.l(Jllill~ howewer·l> with the ex~t~ption of' one mortar attack· employilli1g bo·tb 1 20mm. and 8lmlll mortars apinat th• Da,pang Air base and Mar-ble Mou~Dts.i.n Cli.:ti!~o:cmr&nt area.p no suollll. ~th·i'ties materializedo !he most significant a.&peots of. eneDPiY aotivi.t:h~e in the I C'l'Z:. ·nres: contiDU.ed etf'o:z:·ts to attaok and cleart;:r·oy iac.lated 1mtposts and small d etaobmenta euoh as b~idge guards and porli tical aotion teams in out·:Jcy-ing hamlets i continued h.uaasment o.f Mt.:z;'ine tore:es while avojLding large so:ale oontaot vi th 1JSitC
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'.:1'1.}·.:<"' oVt"'!' the p:r·evio!ls periodo Incidents <Of' eneuij" propaganda9 agitatio1j. and \\ ~ <
~ terrorism deoreaaei signifioantl1a EnemJ strength in this area gave the V'iet Oong a capab·ili ty to attack the :P.HU BAl TAOR with s. strength equivalent to one regtment 9 reinforced by lo~al force and guerrilla elements.
2o CHU Uio In the CRU Lli '~U.OB. the ·tempo of enem,y activity continued a.t appr,oximate].;y the same level aa; last montho Small unit actions against Ma.:r·ine foroes emphasized harassing f'irep snipi%18 and the use of mine~ and boob,y trapao A single small scale attack by an estimated 20·~:50 Viet; Oong ag'9.1nst a Marine squad :poeition. in the northern sector of the TACE. was repalsed" Ino:r·eases in enetl'ey' strength in the vicinity of' the OHU U.I Enclave gave the eneJQ" a CJ&pa't·il:lty to attack in the TAQl. with two R~gimentlf. (the ls t and 2d VO) g reird'oroed by two m&in f'orc:e battalions9 local force and guerrilla elementsp and a possible additional VO Regiment (the Q,~ TAM)~ ..
Oo ~..ES.!§!:wa.nd Ag:i.j:at:io~o lnJne V:led:: Cong p:r:opaga.nda activities showed a s::ia.!:p :ino~ea.se wl thi.n and adjae>ent to the Marine TACJR18 P this inorEra.se ie direC'tly a.ttr'ibutable 1..o a C'OnO~I:·ted v·c effort duril18 the Tm! holiday period 1·0 emphasize psychological wa.r.fa.'I"e 0 or a total of 92 :inciOI.enta r.epor~:·:sd~ 65, r,c.cou.red dur:ina the fou.:t·~daJ TET flloease-firetQ'• These acti'\1·:1 t.iea ir.li::,luded d<!tmonetr.atione demanding rsess.t~.t:ion. of' GVN/US combat IY'pl!lre;;t;:f,i..:ms :' adJ.·;:·- ~rt:z·:lkes and artill.e1:y f:lres r; :r.·a.ll:ie~1 ~ meetings~ distribution G·f lea.lf.'let:s~; diopla,y of be.nne:r-s and VO tlqi~ and political indoo,trina.tion JLe>:~tu:r:·el!lo
D., ~~J!.o Agent :uports of plarmed a.c,ts of' ten:o:r·ism continued to be re·e;~:J'.T~ r bu··t; ·there was a downward trend :~n inoidenoe of such aoti vi ties o
A tot.:a:l tJf 18 a·:,·ts of tttr·:r:'o:r·ism were reiort6d wi th:tn or adjacent to the encla'iVa>So Sign:~ficant incidents included. th& &HI'S.~<f;1in&tion of a Hamlet Chief. r a 1? yea:t' old girl Youth Cad:.r.e and :t>. Pop~W..ai:' For::.es Platoon Leadert a mor•·c::.~ at:·*:aok on a Vietnamese O:..."Pha.nagei &:n at:ta(~.k on the TAM KY Refugee ,.., . •r: grenade th:rovimg incidents .aBaiut UoS~ personnel and billets it~ .i.....NAN · 0 c.·t,su:l:·~ing bt injuries t;o th:r.e~ USAF enlisrt<~d me;nJ and kidnapping of: GVN +;, . , •. p:a and ci·d.liane o
Eo h'J:I;\jt;aa!," A Vied,; Co:ng doc:uiletnt oapt?,u::·ed on 5 January revealed that ·the VC ha:w~& oz·~mtel!*d several inf'm··"S:tr.'~tA.otA:ree w1 thin the oi ty of' HUlil~ including ir..f~ 1 t:ra t:i.on of the Trade Uni.or..r Uni·t·erd ty and Hilh Sohool Student Groups 0 N\Une!:C'U.;s repC:r'i.;e wel!:'e ree:<eivetd of vc plane to sabotage ori tical
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,{·~en DANANG and HUE was :roepeated:q mined at'l,d or.. one oooasion an engine and . ,jMour oar.6 . woe:r·e . derailed o
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G,, An!~!.o The frequency of enem,y anti~airoraft incidents shoved a slight ine:r·aa.se O"fi'er the previous mo:n~th ·w.hU.• the hit rate decreased o
A comparison of an~:1~·airoratt statistics betwe•l..'l December and January are indioat.ed i.n Table IIo
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III MAF CEDER OF BATTLE HAS ACC:mPTED ~~HE J'OLLOWING Nli.WLY IDENTIFIED UNITS IN IOTZa
UNIT STR li~ J,OC D.lT& -- -· - -3D BN 36TH RIDT (NV A) UNX POSSIBLI BT 0030 9JAN66
1ST VOLlrn'l'l!UilR BN 200 POSSIBLE AT 9553· 16JJ.N66
30TH A.A. CO UNIC POSSIBLE BT 0252 23JAN66
QUYET TAM REGT 1500 P.ROBA:Btm QUANG 16JAN66 NGAI PROV
ORDER OF BATTLE WITHIN I DORPB TACTICAL ZONE AS OF 31 JANUARY 1966 IS " .AS FOLLOWS I i"
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1 MILITARY SU:B~RIDION HQ
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32 COMPANIES
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**12 BATTALIONS (2 1W .&.)
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* Includes l Antl·~Air...;..r:afh Battalion and 1 Weapons Battalion ** Ineludee 1 We:c!!.por.l!l Batt~l.ion.
J., l!!!th_!~'." W~athe:r· f~>r· the month included short per:·iods of moderate :r·&inf'all and pr·clor.:gsd pe:r·:ods of C:t·aohi:u with attendant drizzle~ low ceilings and fogo The c0nditions resulted in occasional deterioration or roads and restr·totion or mobili;ty and ail:· operationso Precipation for the month is shown ir• table VIIo
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TABLE: VII
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AVIiRA,GB PJJ!RSO!JNEL STRllNGTH
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C! o Na tll>a,t.liR&l th..keD£;\,ts Crum:J!!SP~o The Tenth Annual National Health Agenoie.e C.ampa·ig~'l commen,~ed on 15 Jarru.ary fox· a period or one month o
Force/lava: Com.ponent Command :Su.lletlrl. 5~40 (Bn01losu.re (19)) sets f'orth the program.
Do Fo:c.,e/N'aval C!OIID.ponent Oommanal ·Otder 5420ol dated 12Jan66 (Enclosure (20))eatablished the Political aiul (a.,dl Af'f&i:t'l5 Coordinating Committee·. The purpos~ of this committee ie to e~v·aluate the poli tioal erre9ts or th!l
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Bo Special Sr!:Y!£es Fungtio:n.~ .
lo The BJ;_f?thers Four~ a '060 ehowp gave one performance at Ma.G-16 on 5 Janua:r,y 1966. '!'his was the only shr>1.r given in Danang due to the late arriva~ and early depa.rtw:·e or the · :Y~ ... eo The show was well received by an audience of about 600 personeo
2o During the period l4 through 'l January 1966P a total of' 200 "B" and 200 nett kits~ comprised of' recreational material 11 were received from CG 9 FMFPAC. and distributed to subo:z:·dinate organizations.
3o The Amerioan Red Cross Clubmobile Unit 9 Da Nang held its of'f'ioial opening oeremoey on 15 Janua.J!7 1966 o 'l'he opening was attended by General WALT and General ENGLISH and representatives of the four subordinate com-mands or In MAF/NCCo .
4o Charlton Heston 9 the aoto:r· 1) ~de a visitation tour or the III MAF/NCC 17 th:z:ough 20 Janue.ry 1966. Mr:o .Heston visited 41 battalion/ squadron 'll'l:i ta •
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G.. R&R Pr.o&£e•
lo During Januar,y 1966~ the Force R&R Section was established with a T/0 of l officer.· and 5 enlisted meno Th.e officer and 4 enlisted men are employed at Da Nang at the Transient Faoilj,. ty compound o This section manages e.nd a.dm.:~ID.istere ·the MA.CV e.."'ld. Fcr.,e R&R · h·ogram in the I Corps area for .!.ll ser·wi.oeso The :t·ema.i.ning enlisted man ia stationed in Saigon and aots aa the MAF/!OC R&R Liaison NCO at the Meyer.k<ord Hotel tor in-country R&IL
2 o All augmenta "t:f. :,::r::. personnel p:r·o'ridl~.j to NA.OV for aesf&nment to R&R Liaieor1' Sec;tione in Bc~i~ ~;k.:.k and Manila we:r~ repL~.ced during the month. The Amerioart Embassy i:r:. ~.:rd.la and other •:~ff'ioiala have requested that the services of the o1:ig:ir:.al otfioer ·l.?e :r·etained. Aooordinglyp the replacement of'f'ioer has b1eeu :z:·eoalled to Da Nang and the original officer will remain in Mani.la.
3o T'.ne MA.CV q~lota allooatioll's for Janua..ry 1966 are set forth in '!able X
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4o .l o:mca.o.AP 'meaa&p to ·OIN0!1AO iM.ioated. .. tba t OCIIUileroial airco ?r.rt ri.l.l be chartered to operate the !f1ok1'o p Ma.nila. and Taipei leBS ot the MA'OV .-t<»>f-oount~ prcgru in the Dear f'utureo Milit&!t7 airol'a:f't will oonti•• to operate the Bangkok and HoD4J: Jro:ag leBSo. It vas also iDdioated that with the oo•eJO.~eaent or oo•eroial airoratt aaaistanoep the program would double i:a.. two month11 and :lncrea'ae rive~fcld by the end or Calendar Year 66.
5o The lf~~e R&D. p:Ngram to Ok:l.na:wa h&• be.en reduCPed. by one-halt to correspond wi t;h the M.I.CV quo't& incree~se for J'&D'11&1'7o '.rhia is :f:n keeping vi th the spirit or OINOPA.C ap~l to <e1o:n.tinue ·that R&R until euOh time u· MA'OV p:rOTides the full 9 pldhed l3p5CIO .it atriwed tor some m.ontbaagoo This action has allowed the lenath or stay for R&R pers011Del on Okinawa to be increased from 3 to 6 !ldghts P thereby bri:agi.Dg Okiu.va IAR up=toc.par with the ~thar. c-wt·~o.f'""(~OUlllltr.v ports aa f'e as· leDgth or atq is oonoernedo A total of lp280 q\1.otaa· 'lll'ere available for CJt~D&w& JUcll duri:ag J'&.1m&r,y 1966.
V o LOgiSTICS,
· £. b!!!£1.!." OoMietant with avail.e~bili ty or ma teriala P eatiafaotoeyprogrese in all types of 15.;Qn&t:f\ll.crtion 1111.8 mainta-ined throlJ8hout the month. !he uin e.ff'oJC•t> wa.~ d.rlfoted to Gonatr.uoi;ic•Dp repair and maintenance or the Dana.ng M8R a'lld ·the d.r.fi.·&ld f'a'\0111:1 ties ~~t Ohm Iai. Heav rai:rus cluring the last wek or JfU'll:illat:Y Qla~u~ed some road d1Lllll.&g<f!i~ howeTerp trafticabili ty wa• maintained and &&lfi@#J:tt:l&l~':J" all road wo:d: ~o~,ti.xm.ed.
Bo WSupRlat 0 n·;,:ri:rl& J'&lWU7 suppl,y ll'Otion ... tow.sed en expediting ori tioal 1 tem.e of !i!UppJcy· o RED J&.LL im1~eued by 101 i teme during the month. The m.ajox·:tty of' thi-111 lO:ll. il1l(Gre_. was dt~e tcr the ~ritioality of the Rough Terrain Forkl:U't 15-DOO l'~:r and the high ~leaclH.M ratra tor thie item or equip= aento
fetal line. itall on Red Ball 1 ~ramar,r - 207 Tota.l. line i tame added .4uri:ag J11JW.a.:ey ... 169 !ctal•line items deleted during Januar.r ~ 68 Total li:l'.le i t•s on Jlecl :Ball 31 Jalll'WI.r,y co 308
JHrPac aessage l90543)Z. Ja.ma.:cy-9 outlinilag the Red !all qat• aDd prooedure• .. vas .re.oeiTed 9 requ:l.Hd soae revision to the Red Ball qst• vi thin III Md'. · · :tD oom.pli&n~\1$ w:!,th the JD.eesage aew prooEtduree were sent to 3d Marine Diwision9 .
· · Firstli Marine lliorat·t Wing and J'oroe LofP.stio SUpport Group. . . . ~:·
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lo The Subio Bq to Danang Shuttle was initiated during January when the USS TIOGA COU11'l'Y (1ST 1158) a:r.Tived at Da.nang on 12 January with cargo which had been t:r·a:o..sferred from the 88 WILLIAM KYIGilS at Subic Bqp Phil1.pp~.ne Islands o Cargo was also transferred from the SS SOLON TRUMlB and the ope:r·ation pro'Ved highl;r successful for eliminating congestion in Danang Harbor and expediting shipment when weather conditions are not favorable ror debarkation in Danang. LST 9 e will oontirme to lift high priority Class V(A)p ~viation supplY and other critical cargoes as requiredo Naval Support Activity set a record cargo handling da¥ on 25 January with a total cargo tht?oughput of 9:501 S/To At the end or January the Ohu Lai backlog was reduced to 2649 S/To This is the lowest backlog figure in rhre monthao The following data is submitted concerning cargo and shipS~ hand::i..ed cJuring t;he months:
45 MSTS Shipe and 15 USS ShiPs debarked at Danang 20 I.ST 9 a and two deep draft sh:tps debarked at· Ohu Lai 12'7 9 547 M/T were orr·~loaded at Danang with a daily average or
4114 M/T and 2375 S/T' }2r925 M/T were off··loaded at Chu Lai with a daily average or
J.p062 M/T and 580 S/T
l. the oJJ,. :tum<\ stoo~s of' class t. anc\ V(A) oontinue4. to ;.iaproYe p the weathir )t8nttted: .n inor~• in·.:>tile cfllll'*titJ'.'\UiloadiJt,;~;atp•·o"'''·III MAr received two (2) new iteus···Gt·· ~oalc·Warf'ueo.equipment ioe 11 · the Clu1je:r Canister Riot 0oDt:r·olp:(,'8 9 ~.130 lbi>.F'U9:$'aiJIG:ttiJ!,iY.I&unche:r :551111 16 Tube 1-8.
1. During Januaryp 0Y=65 AIX: f'unda were olosed. outo The oomp= troller opened up th~ CY-~66 AIK Funds and allooated these funds to re·· speotive units.
VI o COMMUNICATIONS
A. Duz·:i:rJI.S' the mo~tth of January 1966P the III Marine Am~hibious Force Communications Center experienced a slight inorease in total transmissions as outlined belo'lll!·a • ·
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Incoming 39fi648 41,527 lp879 Ou:tgoing 311' 538 :51~614 76
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~·· B.Q, Mr:,o Ed·vard Rlld~h:l~ek:i'v, .. Eleotro~uo Entgineer (wire) 9 from OIOC Mi«•
PaiOl P reported to thie COJII!II&M on 15 · Jannu7 for the purpose of conducting &n ou'tdd.et pla.nt engineering SUr'fl'e;r for tlb,e installation of. an automatic dial exobange &t Cllm Lai &l.ld ·~Qrirt,- !lgai ·~ ~·o Radzokowaki has ocmpleted the surTq ot th• Clhu Lt.i area and .is presell.lt::cy- preparing plans for 8Ubmisaion to OICC Republic of Vietnam .(saigon) 9 who ie respons:i'ble for the d,esign aDd oonst:r.ucrUon ot the 1:iiXIOlhaDge buildi.llgo l:JS1 additio:np Mro liaclzokowskt will also o:omp:ili!Jl the Cl~ Lai dial tele)~hone requir•e::o,ta and forwarf thi• informatiolrll to OIOO MiiPa~ in ord~r to l:>:r:·e:pare prelimina.ey engiuering o~ the~ central oftioe equipment (inside plunt} o Sub&f!tquently9 he will foll~w the same prooedura tor. Qua:ng Ngai o.
Co A f'i:fl'e me.'l7ibl!lr ((iiOJIIlDUrrl.oation eng:lneer.:i!.ng survq team reported to this C=m.am Qln 29 January for the pU:l'pC)89 ot ({Oll!.duoting a· sun"EV" ot fixed. plant ooJID11ll\l'd.oation ~el~ter equ~pmen:t re\tu.ireme:nteo The team ia oc:aposed of the following pe::c·aonnel& Team Leader 0 l~jor MITCHELL representing 010/CMOt Captain BRO:RSON represent!~ O:QiCPACFLT/• FMFPAO~ Mro Vaughn and Mr. Thornton repree.enting NAVCOMMSYSHQ:a allld Mro Ata.te re:p!'esenting D1liU!{ l.4/ IAVSD0 9 The teu. has o:ompleted an ex't,•msive aT~L."'Vey or the communication ~enters serving the maJor headquarters 1rli.thi:n III M&:rine Amphibious Foroe and ie prepe.:t>:!.:a.g :t''9·~ommendati.ou t·or f'u:N.re fixed' plant equipment require ... m.rant&o h ad~;l·td.o:::,r the teu has prepa:;~:>ed ·~i1~;ll.'i Hne d&si.gn drawings for tke tu t'xr-e ·~or.., t·T"'lli.O t:i.OJ:A of' the Ill Jlru·~.m,<e. A:mphi b i~us Flii'::r.':~e Communioa tion Center in lh.:rb!.& M::l;~otain ~<tll.o
Ao . ,q,Ja..~~'\,o The ba.1do tiib.jeothiii <Vl:f O.h~ III M1l 01-d·o .lotion hogr&ll rem6.:tll.er&. tb'i i<iid& du.z:·bJg ,Ja.~till:.U7o Pu·t:!•:>,~lu· \l!>mph.aei.e w.s placed on 'l'ET 11 inoOl.:j)t·:t.'r&t:t~ ..llw CoA.o t&&mli a~d Op<&.:t:·at:~ ... ~m Do~b·ls &ti,gle.
:B~ ,l~)si·~ ._~v;~';;~l::~!:f,.:M-~~!19/':C:iJ.,... T.it;u~ r;: :·~.·un~il J1111~~ each week during the month of' JaU>.li.U:$'f ti:Ut:·~h~~g whl:il1!A a. R(~ada l'c)X!Jlm1.tt;ee va.s r..,:med~ consisting of the. f'~ll!Olwb~ JtViii:Dl't·191X'8hips I Oo::p~ lib!l,gb:JLer&:.:~ <• III Mll Bn«inee:t' 0 I Corps MACV E~inee~;-:· M~-:tsr~":t' GfN Etagiaee::r.:· i~ro:t.' let liag:t10n amd U80M Regional Engineer. a.d1''i.eor fou::· Jl..:iit R~git\n. The cro:UIJ!O'lil :r.&oe:Ji:~·eri r·r&prorts from the t'ol ... l~W1l!'J!C r:l:O:m.m.i<t;te.r~[i!IR: Crommodities Dislt:t>fb1.:at1~c·n Cltomm:lt,~ee 0 Public Health Committs., &M Ag.r:·~.i::iUl t1l1.:r:e Cicomm:i!.ttee~ The rc:.\il·i,;Uii;~~1J.. 'W'&i!i br:ifi!J!'ed on the NGU BAR su;. ~aoifioat:i.·~m p·il:·ogram alWi the OARJ.:.Ul!!MO'lt f~d.. Filrther the committee pub.a.iahed a melllloralild'W'Il for reoord wh:i<tlh ftO>:t'lJJl&U~ed m•bt~rahip~11 mission and statement or pr\lllirO>;f.-
Co i2!ID.:..=OQ2:x;·?f:i:rll&ti~_<i,~o_g._£9mmitt,~o A1l t':ua Caudtteea tunot:l.oned ·during the m!O'ni~h ma.ki~ etueiiea in theb? reepe~'ti'W<e fields. Th~ following reports were subm.i·te:ted to the ooun<ed.l8
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llo c.ao4i'tiee Dieyibuti!!, Qc!PNtt.,oo 'J!he ~ttetDe F~ -••1•••• -.. to decide Vbat the proper 41-*ributio.a o~ ~~ o~ditt•• reoeiTacl bol& Aaerifian Chrla•• !ra.okr~ a1l4 · ~raiu (A~) ·would be. It wae acreed that ·u. iln'fttoey' would 'be taJteB 1t7 a o-eU11lft Ytetaaeaf<w!VIli tee Ita tea tieaao !Ae IO'tft'lllleat et Tte-.=Baa . .,...,_ "• -aake a varehouee &lvaila'ble tor thia purpose. It ,. ag.reeel tilat hoviaoe ~oaoditiea liatrlbu.tioa Oa.ai tt••• were to be eriabU.ehed. to:~:> the parpoae ot llakiDB reoo.e114a:Uou
- ~- the Oorpa oa.ai ttee concamag th4t distribution ot theee oo•od.t tiea in aooorclu.ce wi:th. the toll~JW gellftal prtontieaa U1tq taailtea ia new~ paottiet hutlaiet retugeee ·and ralli1~r• 111· runtl_.t ·oenter•Ji ..,,_lar loroe ••bare aD4 their taatliea s wiclowa and. aurriTora of llf.A:P ••'berar orpheagea azul hoapi talB'o· -e ooaai ttee 414 :not u.dertake to · 4taouee prO"!bl•• iJL.t@Omttction with 'l!rUaportat:Lon· of the-ae aommodi Uea throughout the I Oorpa !a.otical Zone 9 which ie yet to b.e .eolTed. ·
2 o Pub lio !gl 'th Cpi t'te!l~·~ Jtre-.atet a report on propoe88 vhioh haa 'beea aade_ ia oou.eotio:n with' ini;4:tp-at111B the Medical Oi'Tio Aotion JP.Nsraa ot 'III MU' an4 the Go'Yez>zaea:t cjr Viet-=4a rural health prograao BtpliShta ot the report tollov~: ·
(a) !he ~1ttee 0 • tl~l•l "~0 u Urtloped 11 lep~•be 1965P •11 tb&t aediod udliiall04t wllll4 'be p:nTided Q' ~he a1li:U.z7 ~tioal (awieJ .l~tt~n Jtropa. (~a;,)--. iu e•• ot operation~ ._ eeu beooae eeaarep tb.qe teu.s would. be rqlaoed ·1v ·'ft1"&1 healml ,_rker1 ..
~ (b); ID Bn•w 1965!) 11~ •s d.inonrad. that the AclaiJtiatra~ia Oeural tor Heal• ~eioJ.ent (AGBD)~', 111b:im vas reapouible tor the daiaietr&Un ot the na:sl h,,..lth pH>graltp u• te be abol:\*ri 1 J...,- 1966 -.4 i b 1'u.u~tiou tftaferre4 to the Minirri?,r of fial.'MJ..,. !hie .,ned to 4~ lq dft'elop&ent•· farther 'beoau•• of 1;tse laot ot olur:4U1 line• or au.thori v and apeoitio ,micl&nGe~ ·
(o )) Om 4 Deo•)er ~65 ill the Hhdster ct K•l th agreed to: hire ]Ienon• U>d,ned. bi ailtt&z:y aed.i,_l 15•••o it 'tbs traim».g' pwgraa were &.ppli!'O.Ted. b. allY~&,
3•·. Wiw,!l!£!,J!•1tte.,to J~ agri~ft'n atu.d;y ot 'the I Oorpa !a.o.tial Zbne •• su'-1 tted. tc · the Ocmnoil 'Whi-ch ooTered the entire aoope ot qrioulture probl••P tna tieher:!L•• to ·ir.rl:gationo !hia atucl;r will 'be u.eecl "M 4ete:m.ine whi:t!'h area• would 1»e nitable toZ> agricultural dtTelopaento-
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ical and Dental Tr·sa'tmer~f,,~:: ~;.:~ 56~·ooo VfetnM~.eHe oi tizttns in .122 locatio!llS d-u~~ir4B the m(~nth of J &ID:'Ji.a:ry- o Thh wa.i51 a.pp:=·oxim.ate:cy- a lYJ' reduction f'r.om Deoe:m."!;:.;;.:t' wM.1Qh :la 1\.':0:0~tJ:".ibu~.ed t;o a. 4 de,)"' S1LlSpensior~ du:ti:rl8 the TET holi"~ days o Tr.eatn:..;~n~;e adm:!niater(f,d ,qre:r(; !!.IS f.o::'..low& ~
Sld.;::. d:!.sea~'"' Mi. en!& ::ULe.l!'li&~''.::J!J !!:i11lier,:'t& Headal:!lh~' Re5}':1.r.a:t·o:cy infer;::. t.!:c,r;lii St:(r~a~:~, a:U.Ji!!.ent.s l:ir);,j 1..11!:' : • .c.; f;'i D ~=;;.l':t!..:."'2 c~·:.~:l~-·.':1:1. t· icn& D:!.a.r:~r·het. ~-~~-~~!"~
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6 Q ~~~L~:i.~!e,.,o D ;;;;; !JiiJg ·~!'!&'.~. ;~:::·~ :J !II MAli~ :.<:..':l.:L ~:s reoeb·ed ] 00 textile kH;!»" )f.F"' ~· ··:·~c<~~ ,~:' c,J<:· 3( T~··;;:,;l(il~1:r~;;:i:r.:·.g k:t·~r~o 5 L.~~<';..k~:tqlt'::~ k:!:t:sJ ~-~ :ro:Cdt<V:.i..floey k!.t<;;; ~nd 3t1 u:.:.':~ '.);,~.::;y .r:cer:p~~-a.;;.~w.S<x:,.'IA ld.t:eo :C;r,, ad.dlti<J:.~ 5· 9 '000 dc:..lax"' in p~.aa"" te:r·ri \Y:'$r.eis-..:L~,•e.t::..d. t.,~r l,,)tHil Or@ !II MAF tiiJl ~ tS~ate h:' .. ~ ::.or.t.: .. :r.g,~n~y fund.
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Bo ·~ ~i'l\P'tty~holo(!oal )IM'f'!£1 Cem:r)iaie~o- This campe.ign bepn on 9 Januco ary with leaflet drops coordinattd with a.e:dal loudspeaker broadoaetso 28·o4 million copies •of 14 leaflets were dropped i.n the I Corps Tactical Zone<> Three themes were utiUz;ed wl th eao:h emi>ha&ized on the dates in-dicated helowe ·
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9,~11 Januar3 15·~17 January 18-20 January
The Viat Cor~ ~e losing the war lpnUnees of>the Viet Oong/NVA Safe conduGt pa~aes were distribute«
Sne.nv seven Vi.et Oon.s .. 1f;\l A turned themeelves i.n d.ur:ll.nrg this oempaigno • I
Co. Oara:U~Q:n MA~~,o. A total of 425 9 000 lea:fl<'e<ts wer.e dropped during J&nualzy' exoluai"V'e of the TET PsyWar oempe.igno A large port:i~"":'\ of this total included leaflets dropped i.n support l)f Opera tlon MA.LLlRDo Main theme of leaflets used during this operation was to explai.n the presence of Ue. S" Foroes in Vietu'Ndo Other themes included the frDllowings
2o GVN hae tho& powelr to bs15rt go·~:l'l:;t'lrl- th:a :pe>!Ople(, and will do so in theill':' :t:.ta:r·~~,~
D,; ~ .~~'vJ:~·!:!f,i,X!~D£l~~,£!L WarKA;!~e_,_~~tmJ~~ Thetili teams from the I_ Corps Joint, PwyWar7CA Oa1d:e:t> O(lntd.Jn:iled t.r,, .. OJ:pe<..:::ilii~~ thxou.ghout the Dana.ng TAORo Teems co~aiat ot a Uo So h~adslr.'p s. VietM.mese p:r'opagand'ist and interj>reter-p and a Uo So audie:/~ilsual t<e:.cruat":~iar., Th~;sl\] teM.s &l:.'e U.fl'ed to augment the lli MAF P~War oapabU.a:y 9 a~Jd pr·c·'wi.de an axc:ell•(':l;r~·t: ll.ll:era.ltls of giving a f'aoe=toface appz:•oach to ·the·illlre<~:J that are 1.~16t:hJ..fvr:, ud by l.ei)lf'let dx·ope and aerial loud= speaker broad casta o Thee~ -~ e~a a:r-e us€J<i :lt~ genera 1 ~upa.igns tt."'ld have-' also been called u.p:OrJn, to caxplb::::!G spao1.H.c: ei tl.lta,·tion:e o F<~'l:' ~xample P ·-:' there i.e a significant GVN/US 'flct.<~J~::;y ln the im.111~die~te ax•eap o:r: theJ::·e is a partioulu Viet Ooli.g a.tx·oc:U;y tha:t is known ·ih:ll. the ];i•S!:·:>Jli& irJJ. the areap the audio/visual ps;ywar . team w.lll~ ecpl.10i t ·thea a eve:r.~tEi o·
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Bo The_2I!i!Lt~oholggioal Ope;!]ionswFU.ld SU.fport De~bnent. '!'his detachment was established in Quang • 0ai Ci·i;yp Qu.ang lgai vince during J'aDu.e.ry. I~· will support the 2d ARVN Division and the Uo So. Marines located in the C..lU La:! "rea. Th:=..!-l detachment bas the same capability as thP let PsyOp Field Support Detaohmt~nt. :::_11 Da.."l&Dgp w1 th the exoeption of the audio/visual psyya.r teams. · Tl1.e audiv./visu.a.l trucks whioh ar~ part ot ... the detachments · no:rmal equipment. have not 7et arr:l:ved. It is expected in the near future. T Ju• introduction of this det&chm.ent will till the gap in s:gyohological warfare operations in the Chu Lai Area.
IX CQMBlT INFORMATIOJJ
Ao Photomphy_o· During Je.DU.a17' 17 11 500 feet of ._otion picture film waa: exposed and forwarded to CMCo Approximate:q 1~ was VIP ooveragep 15% Civic actionp 15% special pr.ojeots and 6~ operational coverage~ Coverage or special interest included a. OMC Tid. t aDd Medical l!Na.ouation tor CMC.
B. Radio/Televisio,e. Fitv nine releases were produced for radio/'l!f and motion picture~ The dooumentar.y radio program "Night in Vietnam" waa completed. It featured Comp&J\Y L~ 'd Battalionp 3d Marines on Hill 22. It was designed to giTe a civilian audience an insight into what Marines face dail;;r •. li'OU' am one· ... halt houre or sound vii!!! edited to 28 minutes • .lctual
... sounds or Viet Cong BID&ll a:ans fir~ 9 Marine small umr. mortar, ·artillery fire and interviews vi th the officers and men of "'(".iaV'aiJT L a.-re included in the program.
c. Nevf.A!!_ease!.• A total of 198 news releases were ~istributed. The releases covered III M.U' aeati"'rities vi th vrpn <Jp operations P civic action, special p·roje"3te and featureeo 1.325 re1ea.ses were forwarded to Fleet Home To1m. Bew ...
Do B&oort!!':io- ~e 0 ·-..l-·a.t Int'o:ma.tion Bu:reau conduoted 383 escorted trips for correspondents to • .ue three enclaveeo· In addit1on to resident oorres .. pondents from all v.:L:t>e e:€,l':"fi~es and t-he three IIU.jOJ:" TV networks 9 nota.ble press repree~:ntati·~t·ea -wc:.~·l'lt8. F:r:·ank MoOu.llO"'.lghr John Mulligan am Iarr.y Bur-, rows from Time.=Life Maga.d.n<& 3 Paul Avers\') Sa~ Fr.anciso·Cl Chronicle and Don Nit£ 9 T:br.e Magaz:l.neo Notable net·W'Ork :pe:r·sonall 'id.ee in.cl:u.deds Dean Brelis 9 :RBO 5' J aok Lawrence 11 CBS~ am ~ Maloney r A.BO o
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A. Genera::... Tl1e r.:wtiber of VO in! tb.ted incidents decreased in the I Corps Ta~lZone to::: the first t.im.e sino:e July 1965.. This decrease 1s a.ttributed to the l1x11. du't'ing t'h~t TE'l' ho:.:Mq period.. VC activities throughout I Corps were highlighted .by large &iC&le mortar attaokso ,, One significant operation waa c:onduoted during the pe:riod and Ol'i.e is oontiJ;Ili'DB~:;- · :.·
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~; B. .Ql!eratiOB!,o. I C(Qlrps (ARtN) conduo.ted 55 be. ttalion or larger opera• tiona as compared to 35 in December o- Operations. aga.inst the Viet Cong resulted in 513 VC killed oompared to 1019 in Deoemb.er.. Yhe nwaber of' VietCong oaptured dretjlined from 192 in Deoember to 97 this month.. Weapons i;»tt.Ptured also decreased from 211 to 117 .," ARVN bat.tle d,:ea.ths declined from 427 to 67 while the number of' weapons lost decreased trdm 211 to 177•
lo .2R.£§tion QyYET 12. This search and destroy operation was oon ... ducted in the 2d ARVN Divisio~ Area approximate~ 12 miles northwest of Quang Ngai City. During the operation a B52 strike wae exploited. ARVN units participating were the 37th Ranger Bat·talion~ lst Battalionp 4th Reg-iment i 4 lib CompaJ\Y P ~- +!h .APe Troop and an. airborne task force composed of' the let a:nd 5th Battalionso Results or the operation we%118 l4 VC KIA.9 11 VCC and 23·vos~ and 3 weapons captw:>edo Fifteen hundred pounds ot salt~ fourteen tons or rice and ten tons or rice plants were destroyed.
2o Lien Xet 22. Th~.s il a coordinated search and clear operation bei!lS' conducted in. conjunction. wi t;h operation DOU13LE EAGLEo The ls.i; and 4th Battalionp RVN Marine Combat Group~ 37th Ranger Battalion~ 4th Regiment~ and. 4th Compaeyf 4th APC Troop are p&rti!Oipatilngo It oommen<eed on 29 Janu ... ar.y and is contiwi::e-. ·
Co :\h· S:r.1ppo:r·i·~- US .Ai:r·c;~af'·t f.'lrftt 1r6~3 (1 1.124 USMC) and VNAF 333 sorties in euppo~i: of ! Co:r·p'~ Tactical ZoltAeo TM.e wa.e a marked increase over last month when US :flew 9t'9 and VNAF 2:46 sar:··•: .. !·s5 o O:,,•.e :St;2 strike was condue: ted on suepe·~,,~l3id VC troop oonOient:r·!!.til\:i·:;j,il' ln Q~~n.l!, ~~·. Special Sector and. two 1~'1\ Quang l'Ige;.:l Provin,:>e o- .
. D. H.a.va~ ... Gulllif'ir:rc;o- lfe;'>fa1 Gu.n.f:lro~) ~~ond\l.l<Cit,ed 1P 1 m!.eo&ion~ and expended 3p287 ::"vu~; 7~';;-::pp:~'!'rt; ,(l\f I Ca:r·ps Ta~t:ie:al Zen(·. p . ,;aty peroent or the mis .. sions w·ere .. ouo~:.deo llfi suppo.x.·1, of the 20. Infa.T1~t-.J D:l·"·:lsiOJ!-11 (ARVN) in Quang Ngai Pro'iinee o
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RA.dln Norvil Go WARD OOMNAVADVGRP~ · (MA.OV) Mro David BELL Chief of AID
BGen William Ko JONES Dir COOP MlCV
5 January ~ The following _VIP 0 s visH;ed III M.lF&
MGen Yang YrJL TSENG
6 Janua:cy ·· MG16.n Robe:r.·t Eo BLOUNT
7' Janua:ey .. ,. Ger:i. Walla·~~ Mo GREENE Ss:;l Walter· F o MONDALE
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LtG~n John A o HEINTGES
12 Janua;cy ·• Ger~ William Co WESTMORELAND BGe::1 John Wo DOBSON
13 Ja.nuaey c• MGer. Stanley LARSEN BGen William Ko JONES BGen Charles Wo EIFLER ~~o Justin MERRIL Mr.· o Eugene Co SCHRAM
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Gen Hunter. HARRIS
16 Januar.r = RLT=l OPOOB III KAF ._. The following VIPu s visited III M&Fa
Adm Roy La JOHNSON V .ldm J G hn J o HYLA.ND
17 January - Operation .... ~ aeoured. • !he following Vlt• a rta1'\e4 III MA.F1
Sen Jack MILLJiR · '· · M't'" H&r:ey So KENNEDY
MGen Chawang YOUNDCHA.RDEU
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Republican-Iowa Episcopal Bishop or Honolulu THAI 1.my
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25 January '" Mori;a:r A.t-:.ack <On Danang ~lirfield and Marble Mo·llntain Oantomaent <~ The fcllolt"ing VIP 0 s visH·ed III M.AFa ·
· Mro Stepha.n WEIR 1Mr o Hasan ISTINYELI Mr o Gacal·.-as ban Der ZWA.n, Mt·o Santiago Ro TAB.lNER.A. Mr o Ake SJOLIB Mr· o Ra! ino LASPIUR Ml·u Rbbe MUNOK Mr o Per RYDIN3 Mr .. Bo Fo BOLT MGen John A., HEINTGBS Dro Tran Van DO
26 Janu.ar.r ·· Adm Uo So Grant SHARP Gen William Co WESTMORELAND RAdin Borvel Go WARD RAdin R o R o WOODING RAdm Ho So MO:NROlil
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(1) "'III MAF/NCC Task Organizatio:o/Tr·oop list (U)/ (2) vAnnex W to Operation Plan 106=66 (DOUBLE TIME),. (Oonti11genoy Plan for Till 1
---.:~ District~ Qp,ang Tin Pro,dnoe). ' .. PISG Command Chronology for Ja:m.w::y 1966 4 , "'d Batt&lionp 9th Marines Command Ch::t'Onology for Jajuuu:y 1966 5 ~5th Communication Battalion Command Cr~onology for Januar,y 1966
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7 .. Memorandum tor Records; 3/EHA~ tee of 13 Jan'U.;.a.:cy 1966 11 SUbject "I CorpS"/ II Corps Confer ance 11 0930-1130 9 1) J•!lrw..aey 1966 · .
(8) ... Summary ct Signi.fioan:t Events i.n Pl&nr..ing Opexation DOUBLE U.GU: (9) .. After A:otion Relfort on the Mortar Atta.ok of MCI--9 oa.r.tonment on
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101 .. III MAF Q ... } Section Agenda Subjects. '~ar Dog .dequiremente" 11 • I~tt: MAF G-3 ·section .Agenda St:.bjeot~ "Naval Gti.nfi.re Support" 12 • III MAF a,3 Section .lgend.s. f$ubjeota: «'Frasmer.tation of Marine .lir~Ground Team"' 13 vIII MAF G·~' Section Agenda Sub,j<et-ct:s t_(}])eteoting S'et Intrusion .l'B/PSR--1" 14 • III MAF Q ... } Section Ager.da Sul:·j.ect6: KRVN Ma:r!ne Oor·p& lla:.p1oyment in
Amphibious Operatibns" '151· III MAF G-3 See~,il~ Agenda S11bjeots "People's Action Team (PAT)" 16 .. III MAF G=) Sec:~ Ager.da Subjeot~r. ll.ORF[PF Sta.tus and Improvementtt
!17 ... CG III MAF 150536-Z~· '~J.b~eota. tciii MA.P and NCC Command Relations in Vietnam" 18 .. OG III MAF l80652Zp S'J.b1ecta tPOneration.llll Durh~P 1:'ETto 19 ~Force/Naval Component C,cwmand BulletJn 5}40 ot 2:8 De~ 1965 Subjeotg
"Natio::l&l Health .Ag&nc:ies Campaign'~ (20),.. Force/NaTal Component Com~m Order 5420ol Su.bjetC!h ~cPolitioal and Civil
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2. Detp 5th Comrn Bn
3e Det~ H&HS-1 MWHG, FMAW
B. ~Oth NCR
1 0 Hq, 30th NCR (DANANG)
2. MCB-4 (CHU LAI)
;. 11C13-5 (DA NAN'i)
4· MCB~8 (!DA. HUG)
5· MCB-8 (PHU BAI)
6. MCB-9 (DA NANG)
c. Nav SuJ2t Ao,i
1 0 DANANG (PCS)
2. DANANG ( TDY)
3. Station Hospital. (DANANG)
4· CHU LAI Detachment
II. III Marine Amphibious Foro2,
A. HQ III MAF DANAN.Q
1 0 Staff
2, J ~·_.b 0~A~•I1J:St• (-)
3· Prov Dog Plt
4· 7t·h CI Tm (CHU LAI)
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18 498
17 552.
21 397
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. 1. 3d ~n 9th Marines 32 955 3 51 1041
c. 7th ~nip Bn ( .. )(Rein)(DAJANG) 35 998 1 16 1050
. 1 • 7th Engr Bn (- Co C) 29 855 1 16 901
2. 1st Bridge Co (-) 6 143 149
D. 9th M'r Bn (-)(Rein)( DANANG) 18 ~97 1 9 425
E. Sub Unit #1, 1st ANGLICO 5 42 6 I} 53
1 • SAIGON.· 1 14 1 16 •..
2. B!Im-~UM-:· .• 5 1 6
~. BERIA 1 3 4 e 4· DANANG 4 1 5
5· QUANG NGAI 1 3 4
6. QUI NHON 1 2 3
7· PLEIKU 4 1 5
e. NHA TBAN'G 2 1 3
I 9. CAN THO 1 5 1 7 ~S,'' '. ··~·
F. Det1 J 1 1st Radio Bn F.MF 2 65 67 "•i!
1. HQ & TM 1 (DANANG) 1 35 36 e 2. 'ream 2,(CHU LAI) 1 26 27
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G. ,ld )farine Division (-)(Rein). FMF, 1054 21162 106 -1045 23,69 .,,,
1. BgBn C-HDANANG) 155 1508 13 27. 1703
a. HqCo 119 690 13 27 849
b. Oomm Co (-) 11 356 367 I
o. Servioe Co 15 318 ''' d. MP Co (-) 5 111 1"16.
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2. ~d Marines '- ~ (Rainl (DAlWJG-PRU ~I) 168 3830 10 174 4182
a. HgOo (R~inl(DANANG) 17 219 1 5 242
( 1) Det ~ HqBn? 3dMarD:J.v 3 ' I
b. 1stBn3 1 stMa.rines (DAlrANG) 37 983 ' 57 1080
c. 1stBn1 ~d.Mar ine G ( DANANG) 39 1023 3 53 1118
d. 2dBn 1 1stMarines(ReinHl'li.U BAT) 75 1602 3 59 1739
(1) 2dBn, 1st:K.l.rines 40 999 ' 50 1092
(2) Det 9 HqBn, 3dMarD:i.v 1 6 7
(3) 1st Plt (Rein), Co A, 1 19 20 1st AT Bn (5 M50A1 Ontos)
(4) 1st Pl t (Rein}!~ Cc, A, 1 44 45 1stEngrBn
(5) 1st Plt (Rein), Cc• Av 1 1st TK Bn (5 M48A~I Tanks)
27 28
(6) 1 at' Plt (Rein)~ Oc• A, 1 23 24 1 s t Reo on B:n
(7) 4thBn~ 12th Marinets (-)(Rein) 30 484 (PHU BAI)
9 523
(a) HqBtry( .. ,)(Rein)(CMR Team) 14 161 3 178
(b) Btr.r Mi 4 thBn( SP)(6-155How) 4 120 2 126
(c) Btr.y Bi 1stBn, 11thMar, 8 ( 6-1 05HO\v)
124 2 134
(d) 10'(J;w, lio::cL,~;,:c Iltry~ 1stBn, 4 79 2 85 11th l·Lrines (6 Morte,rs)
'· ADC Conunand Grou:12 ( CHU LAI.l 7 26 '' 4· 4th Marines ( ~ )(Re :iJl)( CHU LAI) 107 2654 6 128 2895
a. HqCo 24 268 2 2 296
(1) Detp HqBn, 3dMarDiv 3 16 19
b. 1stBni_4th Marine~ 35 968 2 58 1063
c. 2!l!~J th Marines 34 969 2 58 1063
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d. CoB (- HRein) 1 ~dAT Bn 2 67 2 71
(1) Co B (-) 1 40 41
(2) Det, H&sCo~ 3d AT Bn 1 27 2 30
e. CoB '-l 'Reinl 1 ~dEngrBn ~ 119 2 124
(1) CoB (-) ~ 75 78
(2) Det Support Co 44 2 46
r. 168 4 177
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(1) Co C (-) 4 85 89
(2) Det, H&SCo (3 M67A2 Flame Tanke•)
10 2 12
5· Artille£!: Bn Grou:e 'CHU LAI) 76 127:~ 6 24 1379
a. 2dBn ,-) 1 11th Marines 36 593 2 11 642
(1) llq Btry 11 150 2 3 166
(2) Btry G (6-105How) 7 118 2 127 e (3) Btry H (6·-1 05How) 8 120 2 130
(4) Btry I (6-105How) 7 125 2 134
(5) 107mm Mortar Btry 3 80 2 85 (6 mortars)
b, ~dBn (-HHeinl 1 12th Mal~inee 40 680 4 13 737
(1) HqBtry (Rein) 14 164 4 11 193
(a) HqBtry 14 150 4 11 179
(b) Det~ CMR HqBtry, 14 14 12th Jvrarines
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~ ~ orr llnl TOTAX, - -(3) Btr,y H (6-105How) 7 113 120
• (4) Btr,y M~ 4thBn~ 11 ~bhMa.r
(6-155llow) 5 1:51 2 138
(5) 3d 155 Gun Btry, (sP)(-) FMF (4-155Guns)
4 113 117
(6) 1st Pl t, 1st B"Ho,.,Btry (SP) 2 (2-B,.How)
45 47
6. 1th Marines (Rein~ (CHU Llli) 147 3576 11 183 3917
a. HgCo '- ~ (R~in} 21 281 2 3 307
I (1) HqCo (-) 17 224 3 246 ;~:' • 2 •i,r
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(2) Det 9 HqBn 9 '" 3dMarD:lv 4 57 61
b. 1st Bn 2 7th Marines 39 979 3 62 1063
Co 2d Bn 2 7th Marines 38 914 3 55 1010
d. 3d Bng 7-th Ma.rinea '7 942 3 57 1039
e. 3 85 2 90
(1) Co C 2 59 61
(2) HqCc (-) 1 26 2 29 I
fo £2Q_(RE'in) a 1st EngrBl}. 4 157 1 162
g. 5 218 3 226
1· 9th Marines (DANANG) 115 3090 10 168 3383
a. HgCo 15 193 2 3 213
bo 1st Bn. 8 9th Marines 35 969 3 56 1063
Co 2d Bn, 9th Marines 36 958 2 54 1050
d. ~d Bni ~d Marines 29 970 3 55 1057
a. 12th Marint•t:_ ( :l {Rs:l.ll2_(_nANANI1) 111 1705 e 36 1860
a. HqBtr,;r _( · 2 ( ?~ ~S) 22 209 3 4 238 5 SE . ENql!OSURE (1) CRErECur .
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££! ~ Off !!:1 TOTAL -b, 1st O"llo,·r Bt'Q': 'sr)H-Hllein) 7 161 3 171'
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c. ~d l'1t 1 gd 155 Gun Bt;:ry .(ill, 1 35 1 37 FM&, ( 2-1 59]
d .• 1st Bn (-~ 1 12th J.f,.'lrin~s. 43 701 2 14 760
(1) HqBtry 14 163 2 4 183
(2) Btry A (6-105How) 7 115 2 124
(:~) Btry A, 1st Bn~ 11 thl'!Rr 8 124 2 134
(4) 107mm l1ortar Btry 3 75 2 80 (6 Mortars) e
(5) Btry C, 1st Bn, 12thMar 8 110 2 120
(6) Btry K, 4 thBn, 12thl1a.r 3 114 ' 2 119 (6-155 (SP))
e. 2dBn (-~ 2 12th }furines 38 599 3 14 654
(1). HqBtry 14 153 3 5 175
(2) Btry D (6-105How) 7. 114 2 123
(3) Btry E (6-105How) 7 109 1 117
(4) Btry F (6-105How) 7 106 3 116
(5) Btry L~ 4thlln 1 12thl1ar (6-155 (sl'))
3 117 3 123 e 9· jd AT Bn (~ HReinl(DANANG ~ 15 305 10 330
A. • H&SCo 9 147 7 163
b. Co A (-)(Rein)(10 l150A1 Ontos) 3 63 1 67
c. Co C (Rein)(20 l-150A1 Ontos) 3 95 2 100 "
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a. H&SCo 10 117 1 13 141 ' ·'·"·~· :•"'! ,., b. Support Co 4 268 272
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e. Co c, 7th Engr Bn ' 80 83
11. 3d Med Bn (-) (DAJlNG) ' 101 27 153 284
a. H&SCo ' 101 8 45 157
b. Co C 18 102 120
o. Co D 1 6 7
12. 3d Reoon Bn (DANANG) 21· 302 1 17 341
a. H&SCo 9 99 . 1 6 115
b. Co A 4 66 4 74
o. Co C 4 68 ~· 75 ~ ;
d. Co D '4 69 4 77
13. Reoon GrQu;e A1;eha 'CHU LAI ;~ 8 132 5 145
a. Co B (-) (Rein), 3d Reoon Bn 4 63' 2 69 ·; ,,,/'ll
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I 14. let Foroe Reoon 9 128 5 142 rS' .
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15. 3d MT Bn , .. ) (DANANG) 10 154 '8 172 ··\a
a. H&SCo 7 84 8 99
b. Co A ( .. ) ( 1 t M-3 5 , 2-f ·ton trucks) 2 39 41
o. 2dP.lt, CoB(l5 M-35, 2i ton trucks) 1 31 32
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1 (). J.1:l'l;~nTraoBn' "· HRein~ aFl-!F (DANA:NG) 26 6,9 2 13 680
a. H&SCo (12 LVTP5i 3 LVTCls 1 'LVTR1) 17 319 2 11 349
b. let Prov Armored Amph:i.b Plt 2 (6 LVTH-6)
74 2 78
o. Co B (Rein) 7 246 253
I (54 LVTP5~ 4 LVTC1 9 1 LVTRl) ,,• '
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17. ~d Tank Bn (~l(Reiul 'DANANGl 23 489 1 ll 524 ··~
a. H&SOo (·) (2 M48A3 Tke) 15 267 l 7 290 e b. Co A ( ... ) (Rein) 3
(12 M48A3 Tk and 3 M67A2 F'lame Tanks) 89 2 94
(.} 0 Co B (Rein) 5 110 2 117 (17 M48A3 Tk & 3 M67A2 Flame Tanks)
d. lat Plt Co C (5 M48A3 Tke) 23 2~
1!3. 3d Shore Party Bn ( ~ ) (DANANG). 22 438 l 25 486
ae li&SCo 12 184 1 10 207 I
b. Co A 3 86 5 94
o. Co B 4 82 5 91 e d. Co C 3 86 3 94
19. Co C a ls t Sho.t' e i'ar ~~ Bn 'CHU LAI l 5 126 1 10 142
20, 3d De~.ta1 OQ....(pANANG) 8 35 4:;
H. Firat Ma.rine Ai~,r;;:c.a.ft ilin& 1068 83}2 40 147 9587
1.. MWHG~l 249 2159 12 50 2470
a. H&HS~l (DAl~ANG) 141 603 10 28 982
b. MASS-2 19 119 138
(1) Det A (CHU LA.I) 4 18 2~
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Ott En1 Ott En1 MAL - - -(2) Det B (DANANG} 4 19 2:5 I
(3) Det C (CHU LAI} ' 13 16
(4) DASO (DAltA.NG) 7 19 2'6
o. MACS-7 2:5 221 2 246
(1) Det A (PHtJ BAI) ' 17 20
d. 1st WM :Bn (DANANG) 13 481 1 10 505
e. 2d LAAM Bh ( CHU IAI) :52 449 1 10 492
2. !'JAG-ll (DANANG) 178 1817 5 21 2021
a. li&MS1-11 :54 416 450
b. MABS-11 13 490 3 16 522
o,~~ VMF.A-115 41 274 1 2 :518
d. VMF.A.-:523 4:5 278 1 2 ,24
e, VMCJ-1 29 222 251
f. VMF(.A.W)-312 18 1,7:' 1 156
3. HAG-12 'CHU Uil 166 1654 6 26 1852
a. H&MS-12 41 ,--g4,1' 405
b. MA.BS-12: 19 519 3 22 56'
o. VMA-211 29 179 2 21Q
d. VMA-214 24 176 1 201
e. VMA-223 27 178 1 2 ?08
t, VMA-224 22 176 1 199
g, MATCU-67 4 62> 66
4· MA.G-16 240 1407 9 21 1677
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a. II&.MS--16 (DANANG) 31 281 312
b. MAI£:··16 (DANANG) 13 -~41 5 .r. %5
c. Det I1ABS (PHU. DAI) 12 12
d. ' Det MA.BS (Q.UA}lG NGAI) 2 2
e. Dot MABS ((!UANG TRI) 2 2
r. SU#1 9 MABS-16 (DANANG) 10 6J. l 72
CS• mm· ~.r.1 ( PJ-f!J l3A I ) 50 178 l 7, 232 _,
h. HMM-2{;3 (DANANG) ~6 175 1 3 2~5
i~ HMM-361 (DANAHG) 51 158 1 3 213
j. VH0--·2 (DANAl\0) 33 136 l 5 175
lr. 11A.TC:U.,~0 (DANANG) 6 61 67
5· Hf&-·36 2'"~ ,1) 1295 8 29 1567
~'~• H&MS- :5tS (CHU LAI) 34 315 349
r.. l1ABS-36 (CHU LAI) 14 342 ' 26 '386 '"I·
.~ •' 0 1001~,62 (CliU I.AI) 53 160 1 .,.,4
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e. HMM~%4 (CHU LAI) 54 15~ 1: ... 207
(' VM0·~6 (CHU LAI) ,.,,.
1)0 176 ... .:.c
Io F"r.···e Loiod l"l'Li'"S <:!,·;m"~•OI'"" _..J' •'•" , . ...,..... .J< , •• #.;..._W~o,~;. ·•· tlJ Gtlf:J~B 98 3195 32' 218 3543
1. FO:t:')l'i Lc>ai::d:.i')S S1.l~Eort_Gtx .. u12 'DANANGl 52 1649 4 31 :!73:r,
a. E&SCo(-)(Rein) 3dSvc:Bn 22 373 3 15 413
bll Suppl;{ C-:> ( .. ) (Reil;;) 3dSvoBn 22 750 1 J6 789
o. Maint Co (-) (Rein) 3~isvoJ3n 6 399 405 I
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Ott Ia d. Truok Co (-) (Rein) :5dS~roBn 2 127
2. Joroe IDpstio Suppo&:t yni t fl. (CHU ;p;)3a 130a
a. :r:usu Headguar~rs . 24 a71
(1) B&oSCo (Provisional) 11 197
(2) Suppq Co (Provisio:nal) 7 :526
(3) Maint Qo (Provision~l) 6 348
b~· Shore Par~ Grgup 'Prgvisionall 4 136
(1) Co "0", lstBPBn 4 136
o •. MT Group 'Provisiona1l 10 268
. (l) Oo ·"·A~•·, 7th MrBn ( ... ) ' 84
(2') 2dPlt, Co "C"'t 9th .Ml'Bn 1 27
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(4) Oo "0"', 3d-MI!Bn ' 76
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' (2) Suppq Plat 62
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o.-. Co "A" 1 3d Med:Bn 11
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('.) Bo 120a mortars have been reportecl in the area, however, the ene.tY po-sns ·that oapabilit,y elsewhere in I Corps.
(4) PiTe 'eoent .pnt report• ot 'YC'i•~ degrees ot ulidity iJid.i• oate that 2 ba~taliona (60th aD4 90th Battalions) ot t~ lat·vo Bestaent mq be moving trom their present looationa to central and SOU!!BJitB QlWIG fiB HlQVIJrCI. Other reports irxlioate that. :5 · or 4 looal toroe oompaniea in tltle erea mq oombine to form a battalion. ·
(5) In IIUIIII&ey', the enemy has a ca.pa.bil1\r to attaok 'l.Ut lY CI'l'f and .ARV1f outposts in the f.AM IC!' DISTRICT with a toroe ot up to 2 Restments (5 intantr.v &rxl 1 artiller,r battalion), 5 aep~te battalions (4 intantr, and 1 ll battalion), 7 looal toroe oompaniea, a.D4 a small suerrilla tor-oe. ·
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III :t-·Iarine Amphibious Force and Naval Component Military Assistance. Oomma.nd, Vietnam
c/o !Po, San l~r~ncisco, Oalifornili ... 96601
HEMORANDUM FOR RECORD
Co!llmi!Lnd }
~/EHS/tes :).1~ Jan 1966
Subj: I Corps/II Corps conference, I Corps H~adquarters, 0930-1130,
13 January 1966.
1. LtGen THI, CG, ICTZ, opened the conference, welcoming the visitors
and stating the purpose as being to develop a general concept for opera-
tiona in southern QUANG-NGAI.- northern BINH DINH provinces.
2. LtGen LOC, CG, IIOTZ, as)!ed CG, III MAF for the Marine concept for
opera tiona in southern. QUANG NGAI pro,vi;noe.
3. Col SU'IMONS, G-3, III MAF, presented a brie~, generalized concept,
stating that the objective a:rea would 'be bounded by the VE. ~all~y-, I
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the coastline, and the province bounc~ry, and that three major maneuver
elements were envisioned: ~ amphibj:oue element in the vicinity of THACH
TRU - DUC PHO, a halo/airborne element at BA TO and an over).and element
moving down the SONG VE valley. The fourth side of the box woul,d be pro-
vided by II Cor~s forces.
4. LtGen LOC stressed the importanct~ of timing and coordinatjon to prevent
VC forces from shuttling ba~k and fo:t.'th across ·the Corps 1 boundary.
5· Col THAMI, C/S I Corps, stressed the importance of norther~ BI:r.TII DINH
province and stated this should be m3.in battle area.with I Corps forces
supporting by establieh,ing blocking positions"on bounda+'t~. He stated
the III HAF conoept was an operation of concern onl,y to I Corps • Ji IJCL ( 7) Enclos'ure:•(9) SECRET·
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0ECRET • 6. MajGen IJU~SEN, CG FFORCEV, stated the need for separate but coordin
ated operations. He reviewed the characteristics of northern BINH DINH
province and gave as the FFORCEV cono·ept that a 4 battalion brigade from
lstAirCavDiv, and a 5 batta],ion ARVN •'lirborne brigade woul(i operate in
the coastal region, vicinity of TAM QUAN, and a 3 battalion element from
the 22d ARVN Division would operate ~n AN LAO valley. He saw this opera-
tion as being in support of l Corps operations as outlined by III MAF.
7. BGen }'HONG, J-3, JGS, stated that I Corps had the mission of des
troying PAVN/VC elements in Q.UANG NGAI province, that this was the main
effort, and that II Corps operations ,.,ere in support.
8. NajGen \lAI,T, CG III MAF, stated that his understanding of the mission
was the same as Ma,jGen LARSEH·•s ~ that he saw these opera tiona as a con
vergine effort to entrap the,PAVN/VC, and that he was sure that the
Corps boundaries were not inviolate- they could be orossed.by I Corps
and II Corps forces as required to eX}>loit the situation.
9. MajGen LARSEN commented on the difficulty of locating the enemy
precisely, that we should not think in ter~ of entrapping and annihi
lating large bodies of VC, but should consider ourselves highly successful
to destroy one battalion.
10. NajGen LAM, CG 2dAHVN Di'y, said i;here were six VC regiments in his
division zone and these were supported by VC base areas in !N LAU valley
and TAM QUAN. He saw the respective missions as follows: I Corps to
try to destroy the VC in lowel.' CctTJANG li'GAI province, II Corps to go after
the base areas.
11. Col JONES, SA, 2d ARVN Div, endorsed the III MAF concept and argued
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that the main effort should get the JDii.joritY of the forcee1 that is, I
Corps not II Corps should get the ARVli airborne brigade.
12. Col THANH, c/S I Corps·, ,stated .that I. Corps· accepted th~ concept
that I Corps/III MAF would seek to de:3troy the VC north of the boundary
while II Corps went after the base ar:aas. I Corps "!'OUld not ask for
reinforcements but asked tha~' the gen1aral reserve be held ready tor llSt
in either Corps area, as required.
" 13. LtGen we in rema.rks adciressed t:o BGen Pl!Otf<l stressed the importance
of occupying TAM QUAN and reoommended two battalions be made available il ,,
for two months for this task, He "in:sisted" that at least one battalion
be made available for this purpose.
14. The conference adjourned, the co1nferees presumably satisfied that
a concensus had been reached.
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• SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN PLANN!N~ OPERATION IX)UBLE EAGLE.
070002Z Dec65 COMUSMACV directed ope:t:'ations during Jan -.Feb. against VC ·
in lower Q.UANG NGAI Prc)vinc~ possibly 18th PAVN REnT. C~de
name HA.N-0-WAR. FFORCJ~ concurrently ordered to conduct
operation in BINH DINH Province same time frame with code
name MA.SHE:R.. ·
200310Z Dec65 Broad concept of opera·tione eubmi tted to COMUSMA.CV and
FFORCEV. Established :lntent to coordinate operation with
FFORCE\f. Time frame late Jan66.
230735Z Dec65 Concept approved by COJ~SMA.CV
Dirlnauth III MAF, FFORCEV, COMSEVENTHFLT.
28Deo COMUSHA9V briefed on concept of operation MA.N-0-WAR
at III MAF.
300050Z Dec65 Time frame of i MAN-0-WAH designated 25Jan to 15Feb. Code
name 11AN-0-WAR dropped,
030606Z Jan66 Code name DOUBLE EAGLE adopted for opn.
030938Z Jan66 Initial msg contact es·tablished with COMSEVENTHFLT.
060630Z Jan66 TF Delta activated for planning. 4th Marines staff forms'
nucleus TF Delta staff.
062322Z Jan66 COMUSMACV requested CINPAC assign 13LT 2./3, BLT 3/1 and
6 Jan
6-7 Jan
000516Z Jan
080915Z Jan
amphib shippillg for op1:1, name CATF, CLF.
Initial liai~on established with FFORCEV'
COMPHIBRON 5/CTG 76.6 and CTG 79.5 visited III MAF. Mission
and tentative concept of operation distributed,
CINPAC appvd concept, assigned BLT 2/3, BLT 3/1 as land~ng
force for planning.
FFORCEV views opn MA.SHlffi mission to reduce pressure on DOUBLE
EAGLE from II CTZ
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120150Z Jan Initiating dire~1tive published. by COMSEVENTm"'LT. CTG 76.6/
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OpCon to III MAr or deeli!S' rep :Wh,en control passed ashore.
.Command rel IAW NWP 22(a). I~ '.,
Meeting between CG I C~'Z, CG II CTZ, CG FFORCEV, CG 2D DIV: ·•
' . (ARVN), J-3, JGS (ARVN, CG III MAF at I C~rps Hq to diseuse opn.
13 Jan Ground recon eetablishEld best BSA l9cation at BS 8342.
130522Z Jan66 Pre-planned on-call .A,llC: LIGHT strik,es requested.
140917Z Jan66 Amphib shipping reques1ied.
141216Z Janr;6 DirLnAuth TF Delta, CTJ? 761 CTF 79, CTG 76.6 CTG 79.5. ' ,.
15Jan66 III MAF OpOrd 307-66 ( JXHJBLE EAGLE) published,
150236Z Jan66 Concept modified to prc:>Vide ~or 3/1, 2/4 landing .o:ver beach
in trace. SLF (BLT 2/3) on LPH remain out of sigl1t of land
during Phase !. Requented amphib shipping for 2/4.
160124Z Jan66 D-day slipped to 28Jan'to allow for BLT 3/1, BLT 2/3 re-
hersal in Philippines.
171432Z Jan66 New intiating directiv1e, Revision acco~ts for addition
of 2/4 to Landing Forc1;,.
18Jan66 3d MarDiv OpOrd 362-66 published.
210254Z Jan66 Landing Force authoriz•ed use of RCA.
21Jan66 lstMAW OpOrd 310-66 (D)UBLE EAGLE) published.
231306Z Jan66 COMUSMACV requested to arrange reservation of airspace in
AOA, NOTAM to be published not prior to 271800
252000H Jan CG TF Delta briefing for III MAF General Staff on latest
Concept of Operations.
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l''rorn: Cot,tulander 'l'JU.:{rl'l,!!;'l'H Naval Construction Hegiment To: Coiitr~t<mdint;; General, III li.:;~ .. r:i..ne Amphibious l~Ol'Ce
Subj: After .:\ct:Lon Report
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IN REPLY REPER TO:
NHCBNINE:02:lgp 3480 Sar o~
2 7 JAN 1966
FrDIIl: Ta:
Commanding Officer, u.s. Naval Mabile Canatructian Battalion NINE Commanding Ganaral, III Marina Aaphibiaua Fares
Vial Commander THIRTIETH Naval Canatructian Ragimant
Subj: Aftar Action Report
Rafa (a) NHCB NINE OPORD 3-6!5, Condition I (b) NHCB NINE OPORD 2-&5, Condition II
Encl: (l)~oatailad account of incidanta aa thay occurred (2)· Harter analyaia diagram and aaaignad pariaatar dafanaaa (3)~Caaualty list (~)~Phatographa of Damaga{6)
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2. NMCB ELEVEN's advance party ia an board praliainary ta that Battalion raliaving NMCB NINE. LIMA Company, Third Battalion, Ninth Marina Ragimant ia basad in NHCB NINE•a ca~ far pu~aaaa of tactical amplaymant aa patrol and ambush farcaa aa wall aa a mobile reactionary fares far tha Marble Mountain Complex.
3.1' Rafarancaa (a) and (b) do nat provide parimatar daf~aive paeitians far NHCB ELEVEN and LIMA Coapany paraannal. It ia natad, h~evar, that NMCB ELEVEN paraonnal man tha dafanaa pariaatar farmsrly assigned to DELTA Company. DELTA CoMpany has baan raaasignad ta a portion of tha BRAVO Ca111pany dafsnsiva parimatar ae ahoWII in enclosure (Z). LIMA Ca11pany ia berth ad in tha axtrama: aauth and af tha camp arae with na aaaignad parimatar dafansa dua to their primary assignment as a reactionary fares far ths rear ar~aa af tha Marble Mountain Complex.
Copy taz CNO (098) BUDOCKS COMUSMACV COHCBPAC CO NINTH MARINE REGIMENT CO FIRST BATTALION NINTH MARINES CO THIRD BATTALION NINTH MARINES CO CBC PORHUE OIC NCBBU PORHUE CO NMCB ELEVEN (2)
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1. On the evening of 24 January ].966, NMCB NINE and NMCB ELEVEN Advance Party was in Readiness Cartditlan II. Twalva bunkers were manned by three man each and the duty section (118 man) manning all t trenches around the parimateJ~, plus twa raving patrols throughout the camp living area serving us fire watches. Each bunker is equipped with an M-60 machine gun 1, two M-14 1 a with automatic sal actor switches, ana M-14 with grenada lE1uncher attachmant, and fragmentation grenades. In addition to thu normal defense manned by NMCB 1 a NINE and ELEVEN, LIMA CoMpany manEt twa 81 MM mortar poa1t1ana an a 24 hour basis (sea enclosure (2)),, Rafarancaa (a) and (b) describe the various condi tiona of rsadlnaEIB.
2. At 2235 NMCB NINE posts repor1;ad whi ta parachute flares to the Wast across the Tourane River over the rica paddles and to the South of the camp area. Fraqu .. t rapor1;a frn NMCB NINE pasta of flare activ1 ty continued to ba made to 1;ha Battalion CP until 0026. Flare activity la a nightly occurrence 1;hroughout the Marble Mountain Complex. Thera wee no indication of Viet Cong forces in the area with a mlaslan to bring 11111 tary 1;argata in tha Marble Mountain Complex under mortar attaak. At EJ033 all pasta and roving patrols reported to the Battalion CP that all conditions ware normal.
3. At 0034 Poet 9 reported an explosion approximately 500 meters north northwest of that past. At 0035 it was readily apparent that the NMCB NINE camp was under Bl M~t 11artar attack. Horter attack ceaaed at 0040. The calibre was l.ater determined from a dud and fragments of noaa fuzee and tall f'ln aasamblies found in and out of the camp area. All NHCB NINE and NMCB ELEVEN personnel era trained to hit their mortar holes first lr1 avant of a mortar attack and than proceed to their preassigned figh1;ing positions when mortar attack ceases. All hands procsadad to their posts as they ware trained to do when flying missiles subsided.
4. At 0050 Condition I was eat. All personnel ware accountad for by 0115.
5. Upon manning the Battalion Con1mand Post, battalion radios ware switched to Firat Battalion, Ninth Marina Regiment nat control and the incident of the attack report11d. At the same time the s-2 conference line wee manned and telephone comliUnlcationa aatabllahad with all units in the Marble Moun1;ain Complex, with Firat Battalion, Ninth Marinas having nat control.
6. At 0105 Past 9 reported a martne approached the NHCB NINE dafanea perimeter and reported that his an1bueh team had suetained casual ties and requested sasiatsnca in getting wounded man into camp. After positive identification, the Co•metnding Officer dispatched a reserve
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squad and a hospital corpeman with atrachera to the perimeter renee near Past 8 to assist getting the marinas inside camp and to the medical aid station. This was accomplished by lifting the wounded on strachers aver the defensive wire. At 0120 MAG 16 was requested to provide sir medivac. At 0135 the first helicopter landed in Alpha Company area and lifted off at 0143 with a mortally wounded marine and NMCB NINE's Medical Officer enrouts to Naval Hospital, Oa Nang East. At 0145 the second helicopter landed and daparted immediately to the Naval Hospital, De Nang East with one marins who was killed in action by mortar firs while manning the marina ambush alta approximately 500' north northwest of Past 9. This helicopter returned to camp with NMCB NINE's Medical Officer at 0235 and departed to MAG 16.
7.· At Q233 the following equipment damage report was received by the Commanding Officer:
•·· Equipment damaged beyond rapsir:
(1) Fuel tank truck, Code: 0754, USN No. 96-18861 - Fire and shrapnel damage.
(2) Decontamination apray·ar, Cads 5420, USN No. 54-00593 -Fire damage.
b. Equipment damaged by ahrB1pnal but repairable:
(1) Water distributor, Cc1de 2521, USN No. 25-0110.
(2) Truck mounted crane, Code 8220, USN No. 82-02448.
(3) Grader, motor, Code Lj.420, USN No. 44-01504.
(4) Grader, motor, Code ~~420, USN No. 44-01506.
c. Minar shrapnel damage to eight NMCB ELEVEN connex boxes and freon battled gas was sustained.
B. At 0354, MAG 16 reported to F~irat Battalion Ninth Marinas that it was possible that the main road 111as interdicted with minas. First Battalion, Ninth Marinas 1mmadia1;aly directed that no vehicular traffic be parmi tted an the road until fL1rther notice. At 0615, First Battalion, Ninth Marinas reported road had been swept end cleared for traffic~· No mines were found.
9• At 0525, Firat BattaU.on, Nirtth Marines advised all units to secure 5-2 conference line and radio na1~ as it was apparent that no further attack was imminent.
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10~· Duds ware reported ta have fa;llen inaidl the camp area• The CaManding Officer directed all NMCB NINE C•pany Callllllandera, Executive Officer, NMCB ELEVEN, an'd Cam•anding Officer, LIMA Cantpany to caution their paraannal nat to diaturb cratara, tail tina, ar dude. At tirat light the camp ar11a waa thoraughly aaarchad and all araaa where •artara had tallan waz•a flagged to aaaiet crater analyaia and axplaaiva mrdnanca demolition taama and tar tha aataty at camp paraonna1.; It waa determined thati 13 110rtal' rounds fall within the camp area ana of which waa a dad 11nd 17 11ortar raunda fall outside of camp along the waatarn perimeter.
11. Azimuths taken by the Firat Elattalian, Ninth Marinas crater analyaia team in the IMCB NINE and Firat Battalion, Ninth Marina Regiment ca11p areaa determined thut martara ware fired from grid square BT 0570 (11ap aariaa L7Dl, 11haet number 6658 IV).
12. After claaa evaluation or allL information and raparta received, it is the opinion af the Ca•andif1Q Officer, u. s. Naval Mabile Construction Battalion NINE that:
a. NMCB NINE and Firat Batta:Lion, Ninth Marina Regiment campa ware primary targata.
b.; Purpaaa of attack was to ~Lnflict heavy paraannal casual ties an both unite and possibly to cau11e extensive damage to NMCB NINE•a construction aquipmant.
ct.~ Failure of attack ta caua1a axtanaiva casual tiaa and aquipment damage to bath camps ia believed to ba due to sighting arrar. Thia ia datantinad from a plat of the ·f'irat aeve:ral raunda falling to the Wast of NMCB NINE 1 a camp area. A paaaibla eight adjuatmant waa aada and the remaining rownda fall in the ca., equipment and storage area approximately 1,000 feat ehart of the berthing area. It ie natad that tha pattern of' mortar rounds fired at tha Firat Battalion, Ninth Marinas camp ware off target approximately the same distance and ta tha South of that camp.
d. Apparently gun crewe ware new, inadequately trained and unfamiliar with local terrain.
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1·•; NMCB NINE - Two minor casual ti1aa: . BURCHFIELD, Cheater Ee't 682 30 Bit, EOHCN, USN - Shrapnel wc:n.and
MORRIS, Robart M., 750 20 77, t::N, USN - Shrapnel wound
2, NHCB ELEVEN - Two minor caaualtiea:
DZIEMA, Ronald J,, 69? 01 48, ICN, USN - Shrapnel wound
CORNELIUS, Dana L,, 524 9? 44, CHA3, USN - Shrapnel wound
3a' LIMA Cgmganv, Th&rd Battalipn, Ninth Marina Regiaen)
a. Camp paraonnal:
(1) MILLER, Juatua K., 073590, CAPT, USMC - Shrapnel wound
(2) GALAN, David L,, 2072682, PFC, USMC - Wounded in action by shrapnel. Later diad of wounds,
(3) LEANEV, Frederick R,, 2104253, LCPL, USMC - Shrapnel wound
(4) SNOW, Barnard L., 2061020, CPL, USMC - Shrapnel wound
b, LIMA Company aMbush taam:
(1) KOWALSKI, Robart A,, 2008124, CPL, USMC - Killed in action
(2) OEES, Donald H., 2131109, PFC, USMC - Shrapnel wound
(3) GREENWOOD, Freddie G,, 1993926, CPL, USMC - Shrapnel wound
(4) BURTON, Wilfred R,, 6'315 50 59, HH3, USN • Shrapnel wound
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III Marine Amphibious Joroe ud laval Coaponent Co.•nd Hili ta:ey .lsaiatanoe Ooaa:nd, Viet1181l
o/o FPO,, Su Pranoiaoo, California 96601
Rera {a) OG FMIPAO MSG 121948Z Deo 1965
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G-3 Section 4 Ju 1966
a. III MAF reoei ved the rirat complement or war dogs on 26 August when eleven aentr.r dogs and handlers .rrived rroa Japan. The handlers had been selected troa units or the 3d Division and sent to Japan tor three weeks training with the dop.. Uter approziaate}7 three weeks additioD&l traiD.ing in-oountr;r, th,e aentr;r dop were uaiped to poata at -=ition auppll' pointe, :r...u:MS Batter, aitea, 2d AR.VI Division Ooapo'W14, aDd Marble llountain Air Faoilit,' ..
b. At preaent III KAf baa no scout doge aasiped. Scout doge with handlers are prooured on .a oaa..,.bJ·-oaae baaia troa the .ARVI.
o. III Bl' 1e present:b' retra.ining tour aent%'7 dose tor uae • acout doge.
d. One aoout dog platoon and one aent%'7 dog platooa with handlers aDd auperTieion peraonnel ba't'e entered. trainiDC in Ulli ted Sta tea arul are expected in-oountr.y approzt.atelJ 2CI March 1966.
e. .An Air Force veterinarian ia peraanentl7 stationed at Da I&DB and is available to care tor the MarillLe doge.
r. III K.&.F/1'00 baa· received •IAIDl' requeata troa aubordiu.te uita tor the uae or both aentey aDd scout dlop which cannot be tilled 'b7 preaent assets.
g. At present III HAl' bu onet lieutenant aaaiped 'to the clog •latoon in a auparviaor;y oapaoiv. Two doge are located at JWJ-16, two at Will B Batteey on Konk87 Mt. • three at 2d ARVB Div llqa (lu.ture lid' OPfc one ot the three ia alae used at irresu.l.&11' intervale at Oaap TIBRSBA &114 tour are being retrained ae aoout dogs at t;he kennels.
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a. III MAl' experience in_ the. use or seatr;y dogs ranges troa ooaplete]T aatistaot017 to marginal]T aaati•ataotor;r. Sentey dogs auat 'be uaecl in areai!J' where tew personnel are wor•:iDg or liring tor aatiatao'tor;r pertoJ.'IIaDOe.
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• One ot the bast locations tor III JUJ' uee ot aanft7 dop baa bean at the Montq Mountain LlAMS Batte1:7 aite.. !he area ia r•ote and. Vf11!7 tev pe1"-aonnel pu• throup area. .la a re••ultp the dogs pro'f'ide u:oellant eeouri t7 o Convereel;r, .an a~t•pt vaa IUiLde to uaa aeQ.t:q- cl.oga aro\Ulcl. the --ni tion aupplJ poiato JlariiLe peraoJmal are vorkiJlg ia the area praotioal]3' around the olook. !hia l&Yal ot acati'YiV aiap]3' oontu.aacl the dos. J.a a reaultp dogs had to be r•oved tr01a thie duv before thq baoaaa ooaplete-17 ineftaotiTe.
b~ III MAr baa obtained scout doga troa .AB.VI oa a oaae-b7-0&1a 'baaiao Usually the dop are obtained tor IL'bout two to tour dqa. Here acaia uperienoe varies vide]3'.. Ho'V8'Yer ~ ~L t vas the opiaioa ot the UDi t •plo71Dc the dogs that maey or the probl•a evolve troa the l.aDcu&P barrier. Ill those oases where the handler ooulcl understand and apeak aoae 1Dgliah9 results were considerably better. I1; ia 'balined that the atteoti"Yeneae ot eoout. doge will inoraaae ooneiderai»]T when III JU.r ia oapable ot pro"YidiBc eoout doge with Marilla handlers... .
o. III .IUJI .ie praaant]3' .retra~Liling tour aantrT doge to eoout dol dutiee. !his haa been instituted tor two r•...aua Jiret, to obtaia experience ilL b&ndli:nc aoout dop bet.ora .arriY&l. ot the tu.ll eoout dol platooJl. 8aoollcl., , to deteraine the oapabiU. t.7 and leJagth ot retrahial in the a"Yeat • opera-tiou.l raquireaent neoeu.itatee re1;raiJI.iD&.
dG. III MAP plana to houee botb inooainl dog platoou in the Da Juc area. loth aent1:7 and. eoout dol• ,fill 'be turaiehad to the other enol.M'a111 on an •• required baaia. Doga rill be rotated 'baok to the :Da Juc kenaal8, prctbab]3' a.t. nek17 interq.la..
&e III XU' has bean unable to dateraine the rationale behind the procedure of aaaipi.Jla tvo hancllera P•R' dog aa illcl.ioated in retereaoa (a). Jkperienoe gained in RVI indioatea that the dog rill tire and beooae inetfe.o·Uwe long before the.&&JL. Ill acld.ition, clop _.. not kept oa patrol aore than four or tive dqe at a t:Lae. !he7 are thea given a rest period of approximatall' aame period. Con•siderirac the abo"Ye, it ia poaeible that III MAJ mq have a: nuaber of dog luLDcllare a'Yailabla for Mli_paent to other dutie1 .it. all the handlaraa:J:!a depl07ad.
t. It ie envisioned. that the l:>ola ot the eantry doc Jill' beooae inoreaeeincl1' iaportut &I III MAl .ia able to tenoe adequatel7 logiatio areae, ,.. •• houaea.p and uwuni tion ,duap•-• Onott the araae are tanoed and. la'Yal ot aot1Tit,r and. aO'Y•ant reduedp. een1~2!7 d.oc• 8houl4 'b• ple to pro'ri4a excellent aaouri v apillat att•pted iatil tration or piltar~o~e. !he abili v of the dog to oooyer auoh luger ar••• thaD u araed pard •hou.ld lipitio&ntl1' raduoe II&Upover requ:Lr•ent11.
I• J.a addi Uonal_ llDi t• . .are 'brc,qht in oounft7 and a1 III JU.r roroee adopt a aore mobile rolep it ie ea,rieioaed that additional dog platooae will-be required for the Ohu. 1&1 eltola'Ye and poaai'bl7 the Hue Phu Jai ea-
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h. Intoraatioa bas .DOt 'bea. aa.cle anilable to MAP re_prU.Ilf tile rut and n1211'ber ot nperrisoq .Pereouel or equipaa.t aoooapalll'iJIC the doc platoo~o
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bo That III IUJI 'be intoraecl of the n•'ber and rllllk of eupenieo17 personnel that rill aoo.,... the two doc platoone.
o. !'hat aclcl:l.tioD&l f~oee ot one eoout clog platooa aBd one eent%7 4~& platoon be pro.,: ... ecl tp;o arri'f'&l in oounu,- approxiaate]T Ju]T. 1966,
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&.o III .MAP v.Ul acmtiDue t.o obtain as auoh iatoaa.Uon an4 ezperia.oe as poeeible in the proper ~tilisation ot both eoout aa4 eentr,r 4oceo !hie Uatomaticm to 'be .tiu-.iD&ted. .in .. leeeou le&rlleCl.
b~ III MlJ' is takiq aotion to haTe a oanine oanto•at reav tor the arriral of the two doc platoons ~ Maroho
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'b o .lotion be taken - pro~• ~· &44i tional 4oc platooae a•eate4 in p&r8CJ'aph 3 o o o · •
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Military Ag:.:;istam•c Comwand, Vi>tti.1L"i
c/o f'.f-'0, San FranCJ..':>C:O,.
CaUforrt)a 96601 G J ::· t ... vn l+ Jt~d.:h. ! )(;(j
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a, NGF support ha!.' been credite·d with saving a.n ARVN Battallon outpost at Thach Tru and has been particula% f helpful elsewhere in Quang Ngai Province,
b o NGFS ships ass i ned usually have 511 /38 main armament~
c., The range of the 51'/38 is 15 ~000 ydo wl th full charge at a. sustained rate of fire of A rounds per mmute
d, The range of the 5"/54 is 22.500 yds with full charge at a sustained rate of fire of 40 rounds per minute~
e< COMUSMACV has ordered an ine:rea.se in tempo of offensive operations throughout RVN,
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a, Since the introduction in RVN of Naval G1mfire Support in Ma.y 6::, there hae been a general acceptance of Naval Gunfire by ARVN A.s a combat Pupport am~ Thi~ :io:1 lf.''llt'idfmc:Hi by enc:\losure ( 1) c:ompa.ring the £Jupp<eli't provided ARVN wie \-via. 3d MarDi.'lr ducring the perind A~JJg:,:Oh~\ 1965, At Thach Tro in ··"'Vember, Naval Gunfire was the only fire ~uppo1d abll"' i:u be deli"'S:red in euppor.-t of A heavi 1y~ enga.ged 3'7t·h Ranger BattaJl lC'Irl.
This suppo-rt was cre·dited with era.bl:lng the bat tx:;] .on to ~:IUJ(.•:eu;iully
defend ita positions at .. heavy c • .,st to the VC
b U1nder nonraal (;.i rc1lunPtan::- ~·~ there l.G one NGFS ti.>hip ru;signeC: '~J th 1 CTZ, A second is a.t1:1:ignea ::.v a Ha.rbor Defem>e :r:;ll'i at ru Nang, It i.; rou: "y available d.m·ing dP.ylight hour::-; but m&y n.,· mail.(· ava, 1~.b1~' ~:.i!" nigh{· only ur~.der IO:mergi!.•nc;r oonditioYl.l>, r.rhti NGF'S ship!!3 Rre normally DDj DER pes with a 'J"'/58 main ar·mamq;nt, Occasionally a CL with 6~!/4'1 armament :is made available, 'there are inctances when the nor'lll&l support ship' is dherted to another Corpf.J T2, and otheru when an addi tionaJ ,.:hlp i.a available
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Durizac •oheduleclaaphibiou opere.tiona auoh ae .STARLtH/PIB..UBA., etq., . IGJ'S •hips: ar.e. noraa.UT .. aadl:ucl ae p-.rt ot the A!lf ill aooordimoe with current aapb.tll~oue doctrine. !h,ia uauall,y takes the tora ot a CL &D4 a DD, .. Dtt.an .. at .tl:l.e expense ot_.~ .11.01'11&1. Co~pa Jqn ahi,p.
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a... Can.t~ol. .Df .. tuea. . .i.l .acoaDI~liehecl thl:ouch Jioraal 't/0 ae1eta tor USilC. to~cea.o.. .. Vb.'u. tirtv . .iD.JJI.P.POrt ot ARVJ, srcP ot lat AIGLICO 1Jl I C'l'Z. u the nomal . .aean• .. ot .. tire .acmtrol. HoweTer, ALO'a, PAC'• or air'borae .artill£7 .1po.t1ittr.1. traiaell iJL JGJ' apotti.q procedure• U7 control tire under .axoep.ticmal .o.ircmaa.tano.ea. ror the current leTel ot IGlS , ahipa in ICTS, adequate epotti~~& r~.urqee haTe 'beell aT&ila'ble. leque1t ant control pr.ooedurea .haTe. been .eli-.'bliahed. and are workiDB •atiatactoriq.
a. IGPI ahip~witb.a.5"138 •ain araaa1nt .aat tire at aaztaua or llear mu:taua ra~~p1 to auppo.rt .ma poei tiou ia the· h. Jans ellbl&Te • . The .u.ae .ot .. 5!'/54>.Pna .. allon .ooap-lete ooTerace ot. 1111. ·po11iiou at aediua r&D&•• .. ae . .:vell . .u.~.'tba allUiv to eupport eaaller operation• i:a trent ot the. a .. !he hich~~~:eloDi.v iapaot and 'hilh ·rate ot tire ot n&T&l aun• proTiclea a are•te~ .. ehook. etteot oil TC tzooope &D4 oau1e aore ez11enai'Y'e
.... da••p_ to. well .due .in po•i tiolle .t.bazl orp.llio artille%7 tiree. · . '
e~ .'the. ezt8Ddad.r&DI8 ot the· 5"/54 oYer the 5"/'8 proTiclea IQf ooY.erap.. u:tandiq. iJL'tD....the .hUla ucl aountaia1 a1fll' troa the ooaatal delta recio~. Ill et.tec.t, ilaia ••·au an inoreaaecl interdiotio:a oapaltili'V ace.in1t Main Poroe VO. &Del PAD Ullita ooaiq out ot aountain ltaae areal .iAto tbe ul1ia . .HC1an.wllee': the •••• ot the population -ia. located. !lt.e a'bili v at IG' to .. r.aaoh .. *he. aou.taiu inoreaaea ou capa'bili v to cleetz.o.7 'bue ... areu J.oaa.b4 .:b7 .. WellipD.cle aeau. Ill a44itioll, aore loq rup
· IGlS wapone. would .racluoa .the tr1.aaportat~oa requir•enta to· taoTe' utille%7 unita u4 . .ama'Dili.tio:n inilo aupport: po1it1oq tor: aroU4 operatio:ae. !hie will 'be ~articular]¥ true ae ope~·ationl 'b~ to iloTe avq_ troa the .
.. Qgt.lt .'.aM .illto the VO bate ar.ea1 ill the ao~i'aine. ' · ·
· t.. The aoy•ant . .o.t . .&r'tille%"1· uni t• ted• to 4iacloae ~ieaclq tac-tiaal .aaneu.Tera.... .. lire. DPJ'Ol'• .ft'Oil IGN ""ipa ott tbe :coa•t volilcl , ainiaise thil di1clcaure, there'b1·. incr~,.iN the ilikeH.hoC>d ct·,eu:ocesa ot tao tical aaneuTera o · ·
&o That the leTel ot JGfS 'bet increased troa ita preaent leTel ill . order to 'be able to support adeq1lL&te}7 ~~· inoreaeecl t•po ot operation• orderet 'b7 OOJmSIIlCV o · · ·
bo That DD types equipped v:l.th 5•/54 ~e•t 'be a1sipecl to IQP aieaicns in I Ccrpa. ·
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4• ACTIO! BEIIG T.u:EN . .BY III JWPt A letter is being drafted to COMUSMACV requeating an i.Doreaae in IGPS ahipea and that DD type I'GJ'S ahips be furnished which have 5"/54 automatics turret main a.raaaent.
5o AOTIOI BY HIGHER AUTHORITYt Ao1iion will be required b7 COMtTSMACV and higher eohelOJ'B on the III MAF letter mentioned in paragraph 4 above·.
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NGF SUPP<RT OF ARVN ELEMI!:N'l'S
MONTH lJ! lif ICCUM -Atn* 2075 93 389
SIP 3367 ~)8 400
OCT 7127 JL76 329
NOV .3900 l87 465
DEC** 2077 :LlO 176
* Recorda do not include period 1-6 Aug 1965
** Recorda do not include period 19-31 Dec 1965
D' SUPPO:tT OF tBMC IIEl.£NTS
MONTH g :tt ~
AUG* /J.45 :381 570
SEP 1045 120 0
OCT 477 95 0
NOV 107:3 0 63
DEC 0 0 0
* Includes 1061 rounds fired on Operation S~LITI
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3835
7632
4552
2353
l'O'l'AL
5():)6
1165
572
ll36
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III Jrarine Aaphi'biou rc,roe and lan.l Covoneat Cc.aaDcl llili'\111:7. Asaiataoe eo..aat, Viebu
o/o PRO, San fraaoilo~, .. CaliJ~ornia 96601
AGEIDA SUBJIO!f Pragmentation of Marine Air-Ground Teaa
G-:5 Seotion 4 Jan 1966
a. Sinoe the inoeptioa ot III JU operations in B.ll_'ftl:ious. tryaeatations Of the Karina air"'!'c;rO~ 1i .... h&'!:8 C)OOU'r8d.e
(1) JL! 3/7, (SLf) •. l.&Jad.H ILt <llai lh.on oa 1 Jull' and. a USJIC !A.tll ns· eata'bliah.ad •. _ lub•e.qu.mtlJ' Jill' 3/7 "as relie"Yed. Oil 8 Ju]1' 'b7 BL! 2/7. !bat 1U1i t r-iaed. in posi tioa util 7 lo'Y•'ber 1Ul4er the opeatioul oontrol ot .CG .... !ut.loroa . .ll.pha .(.la:ta redaa~Ltecl OG, Pielcl roroaa, Vietnu).
(2) .l 10 airoratt cletaobua1; ot Dll 161 ns d.epl078cl to Clu.i lhoa Oil 8 /u.l1' in aupport .ot .J.L! .2/7... Su'battqueatl1' on 28 Septeabe 1111 363 relined. :the BIOI .16.1 .clataabaent at .Qui lhon Jl.ll4 na pl&oacl uncle the operatioul oontrol ot 00 Pielcl roroea V.ietnaa in pneriLl aupport ot II C!Z. A: tentatiTe raleaae elate tor return to III IUJ' oontr.ol baa 'been aet u 31 Janu.r;r.
(:5) IJ. III MAP .&SIT na clep1cQ'ed. to the Pleiku-Eontoa area and 'beoaae operatioD&l on 27- ... Jul,J to .pr.oTicla. an all-veather olosa-&ir a~_pport oapa'biliV to II. C!Z.o. 'fhia uit .waa.plaoe ucler the taotioal d.ireotion ot Seni.-~ieft II Corp a. Su'b.aequentq.p o:a 25. A.ucwat, a seoon4 .&SaT na d.eplQ7ecl to Plein ' at the clireot:l.on ot pOXO'SMACV to proyicle prioriv ot III W reaouroes to that aoeao loth ASB.T 0 a vera returnee! to III MAP oontrol tollov.iJSC the aonaoou.l weather abitt OD 15 .I&!)T-.'bar •.
(4) lat Marina A.ir.aratt Win4r ia vicle]7 d.iapersH. !he Wiq Bead.tlllll'ter.sp-. tour taotioal MA.G 0a., .. &Dd. IMIG-·1 are in B.VJ in aupport ot III MAP ana I Corps crc.nmcl uni:ta. •.. Jfarine. ViDe le:z:-Tioe Gro11.p and MA.G-13 operate the all nather air. station Ivakuni., proTicltt the ODC:PAO 8IO:P requir•ent, and train pilots to u.intaiD th.e protioien07 c1t !'MAW taotioal uni ta. A helioopte~ tr&iniq and. a:upport fv.Jlotion ia -~~tainH 'b7 PMA.W at IIC.d' htaaa.
'b.. In add..Uion t.o. the .toraaoU..~ d.epl01J1eD1ia and. poatvea, III MAf is taaked to 'be prepared. to prod4• ontt reintoroecl 'battalion on requeat on 6 boura notice pr•paracl .. to. o.onAuot oozltiaceno7 op~ationa ...,.Were in JlTI.
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a. The fragmentation or III JWr o011bat and .ooabat support units has had a detrimental effect on III JUF 0s OtLpability to pursue its prillar.T aiasion in RV!lo
(1) Proa 8 July to 7 lov•b•n- 9 one llarine u.neuver battaliona ws 4eployed in RVI but was not available to III MAJ' o
(2) Pr011 8 Jul;y until 28 Se]~t•berp 10 llarine 'UB34 helicopters and from 28 Sept•ber to date 24 UB34 h•tlioopters have been d.eployed in RVI but not available to III MAF o
. (3) hoa 27 Juq until 15 loT•ber 11 one and the 'ho ~ine .ASI! 8s were deplo7ed to ill but not availal,le to III XU'o
(4) ~ile the dieparsal and Taried responsibilities of lat Marine Airoratt WiDC haTe not preo.luded aduquate support of III Dr and I Corps ground units there ia no doubt that were these requir•ets of a lesser decree a greater capability would exiat thiLD is presentl7 enjoyed,
b. While detrimental to the to1=al effort" the above exaaplea of trasaentation wer.e .and are .. II&J18C8able azul OOMtJSMA.CVDa OOIIII&Dd authority to deploy his ooa'bat elements ll'Ut be rec,opized. .A. auoh more serious trapentationp or ooursep would ooour .11' tla.e Marine air-P"Ound teu were divided. At present 9 it would appear that OOJIUSMA.OV baa no intetiona to aplit awq .the ground toroea al:lihouch .:liher.e. ia an inoreaaiac telldeD07 to pTe 4etailed taotioal direotion troa Saipn. .A. 1aore aariouap oontimd.DC tln'•t ia the 2d Air DiTiaion°a etfortp oonaonant w11z Air roroe philoao~ aa4 'ootrine 11 to cain control of all the air ettort,
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4o .A.OTIOI :UIIG !.A.DI BY II~ .JWII
III MA7 will continue to aoni to:z~ the probl• &J:eae oloael.7 and take aotiol'l as required or requeat a:a1iatanoe tJ~om hiper authori Vo
5o .A.OTIOlf BY BIOBlll A'O'l'B02M 1
Continue to eate~UU"d ~e intecz~ev of the Marine air-pouncl t-.
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III ~in• Uphi'biOUII roroe aDd laval Collponent OouaD4 11111 tar,r Aae1ietaDoe CoiUII&Ild 9 Vietua
olo !J:O, 8u J'ru.oieoo. .. a.tJ.itornia 96601 G-' 8eotiOD
4 JaD 1966
AGDDA SUBJECTa Detecting Set Intrusion .AJ/PSR-1 (Pormerly Seisaio Intrusion Devices 1, SID-150)
Reference a
Enclosure a
1~ FACTSa
(a) CG J.PMFP.A.C ltr snr 097865 ot 11Dec65 (b) Porce/ICC Bul 0;54'3 of 220ct65
(1) Distribution of JLB/PSR-1 (SIDe)
ao A total of 600 .AJ/PSR-1 '" (BIDs) have been received by III MA.Fo Detecting seta have been distributed within III MAF as indicated by enclosure (l)o
b o All AN/PSR-1 have been i•saued to uni ta of III MAF with the exception of 23 units remaining in FlSG ma:Lntenance float. 'l'velve SIDe have been .loaned to lit Marine Di via ion toJ~ training and evaluation.
Co Reference (a) provided IU MAP with new reporting format. Reference (b) is being modified to include the new reporting procedure.
do Marine Aircraft Group 12 has conducted a aeries of significant teats around the airfield at.Chu Lai.
e. j.J/PSR-1 haa proven ette,otive in detecting potential intruders in aeveral in1t&nce1.
2. DISCUSSIOit
&o '!he An/NR-1 eet1 haYa .'b,un dietri'buted. throupout III IW' to provide an •acroee-the-'board" enTiroaaeat ot 'baokgrouncl aoi1e, eoil t.rP••• &D4 variecl aplo;vaent.
b... The. one .tactor which limite the uae ot the 1:8/'lflt-1 11 the availa'bilit,r ot oommunioationa wire requtrecl trom the deteottng heacl to the contr.ol box. laah deteotiq heaa require• two virea to the control 'box.
o. hom the report• r.aoe1Yed by ueine unite, aoet AB/'ISR-1 are 'beiq used . in CP .. detanaea P Mia. 4etenaea, an4 in aa'buah. '!'he .A.J/PSI-1 are 'beill.&'
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used by FLSG in stor~e areas and in aviation units in remote LAAMB ~tter,y sites and air control/air support locations.
do The AB/PSR··l has ac.oomplished. a limited number of sucoentul detections to date however it is beliel·ed that the time the seta have been in use is quite significanto A majot·i ty of the sets were distributed t'roa mid-November to mid-December.e. In a !lLumber of cases the amount of COIIIIlunications wire required tor installatictn was a £actor in placing the unita in operationo In addition a short trail'lLing period for operators is required. It is believed that as operators beco•me more skillful, III M11P oan anticipate a larger number of deteotionso
eo From tests conducted around t;he Chu Lai Airfield, Marine Aircraft Group 12 determined that close-in uset of the AN/PSR-1 was not practical due to background noise and activit,rc
f o The III MAF staff dots not oc,ntain an R&D Section. A considerable number of i teme are being forwarded 1;o III M.A.F tor tvaluation. Iii i1 'be• lieved that an R&D Section il requirltd to prov14e the proper p14&rlcl,
~ o RECOMMlllNDA'l'IONS a
a. That III MAl' oon.tinue the opt1rational evaluation •• .pl&lml4.
b.o .That oonliderationa bt civen to aupentinc III JCUI ltatt with repreaentativ11 of the LandiDB foro• »evelopmtnt Center to &llitt in 1uoh evaluation••
4o AC'l'IOI BBIIG 'l'ADI IY III MAFI:
&:o III MAl' i111 .in the prooe11 of publiahinc a new order whioh oombine• all the l&tett ohuce• in zepoztinc Jlrooeclureap trainiq and. allooatiou.
'bo III MAl' unit• are tuke4 vitb oontinualll' att•ptiq uv u111 vi'th the .A.J/NR-1.
5o ACTION BY HIGIIJIR AU'l'HOB.I'l'Ys
a. Investipte the possibility c1f a11ipinc personnel troa LJ'DO u indicated in paragraph 'obo
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1. Allocation Will be made aa tolJLove a
llD11 Airfield Detenae Battalion 3/9 2d Bl.ttalion; 9th Marine• 2dJlf,.ttalion1 3d Marinu 2d Battalion, 4th Marin11 12th Marinee 3d Reoon Bl.ttalion 3d M'1' Ba ttal.1 on 3c1 Bl.tt&Uon, 4th Mal'inea rLSG MWHO-l MA.G-16 Hl&dC~\artll'l Bt.t1a&li0!1_3cl Mar:lne D!.v Foroe Reoon Ocmpanf, FMr lat Ib, 9th Harlnea lat Bn, 4'bh Marinea la'b Bn, 7th M&rinea JfqOo, 9th Mar!.nea JfqOo, 4'bh Harinea Hq,Oo, 3d Marinea JqOo, 7\h Marinea 2d an, 7th Mlrinea 3d!n, 7th Marinea let Bnt ltt M&rinet 3d A'l' & la'b Am!rao In 3d !ft, 3d Marinu 3d'l'ank Bn ltiHG-1 MAG-36 Rl VSUPPAO'l' FIBG (Mun'bezanoe not.')
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so 20 20 20 36 12 12 32 40 30 30 12 4
20 20 20 .'8 8 8 8
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20 20 20 20 3
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III Marine Amphibious F1:>rce and Naval Component Command Military Assis·tance Command, Vietnam
c/o FPO, San Francisco, Cali:rornia 96601
G-3 Section 4 Jan 1966
AGENDA SUBJECT: RVN Marine Corps li!:mployment in Amphibious Operations
1. FACTS:
a. '!he 3d Vietnamese Marine B!lttalion participated in Fbase I of Operation mue Marlin, in an amphibious landing Northeast of Tam Ky on 10 November 1965
b. The q~~.'·al schedule was :~or the .3d VNMC Bn to be airlifted to Chu Lai on 4 ;NQc'94lmber in order to Jreceive 4 days or intensive amphibious training prior tb loading aboard t,~o LST• s on S No~Tember. Due to other circumstances,· the .3d VNMC Bn was lifted to Quang Ngai where the BattaUon reported to the. 2d ARVN Division and was not released until 6 November. Transit time and establishm_ent of l!i camp at Cbu Lai reduced the available time for amphibious training to om' day. As a result, training had to be limited to the bare necessities .folr the intended landing method.
c. The planned ship-to-shore rnovement of the 3d VNMC Bn was to be in two free waves of LVTP-5 1a from IS~r 1167 and LST 1170. These waves would not be landed until after the BLT :2/7 assault landing had secured the beachhead.
d. The high sea state and surt conditions during the landing phases on 10 November 1965 were marginal. One lST lost her bow anchor making LVT offioading impossible. Additic>nally, a cable was snapped on the LSD thus preventing offloading the landing force artillery and additional LVT 8s. Only one wave or the VNMO ,,as able to land in LVT1a as planned. An attempt was made to ofnoad the remainder of the VNMO by LCM but only a few troops were able to negc>tiate the nets because or the high sea state. Finally, the last elements of the VNMC Bn were landed by helicopteu.
e. During the amphibious phasl!tS the VNMC Bn was under the operational control of the CTF Commander. All operations ashore, however, were conducted as a coordinated operatic>n.
2. DISCUSSION:
a. This was the first combined USMC/VNMC amphibious operation.
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bo opportunities for amphibious operations do not generally present sufficient time for minimum amphibious training of troops prior to the optimum landing time. Therefore, amphibious operations involving the VNMO or ARVN must be relatively uncomplicated with the troops being placed ashore by the safest and simplest means such as vas planned tor operation Blue Marlin. In the event of adverse weather conditions, sea or surf state, or unexpected enemy opposition, any type of amphibious operation tor untrained troops is impractical.
c. The 3d VN!-10 J:Bttalion was very receptive to the limited amphibious training received and could in the opinion of the U. S. Advisor be trained for amphibious operations. Ohu Lai offers an area where this training could be received by both the VNM:O and ARVN. Refresher training could also be accomplished by Marine Corps units.
3o RECOMMENDATIONS:
ao That amphibious courses be conducted for VNMO and ARVN units on a periodic basis at Obu Lei.
4.o ACTIONS BEING TAKEN BY III MAF:
a. None at this timeo An investigation of the feasibility and desirability of providing limited amphibious training of VNMC and ARVN at Chu Lai will be undertaken in the future.
5o ACTION BY HIGHER AUTHCRITY:
a. None at this time. If the study proposed above proves the feasibility and desirability ot providing amphibious training to tm VNMC/ARVN, the following support m~ be requested:
(1) Troop Training Teams fran LFTU Pac.
(2) Staff Planning Instructional Teams from LFTU Pac.
(3) Limited amphibious shipping for instn1ctional purposes.
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c/o FPO, San Francisco California 96601
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AGENDA SUBJECTa People's Action Team (PAT)
G-3 Section 5 Jan 1966
a. I>AT 1 s exi~t; in all provinces of I Corps, supported by Controlled American Sourc.es. (CAS) officers and under the ope;t'a:tiona1 oon1;rol .of : · province artd district chiefs" 'l'here is a CA.$ officer wi thi.n each province that handles the PAT for.that particular area and contacts on a .volunteer· basis U. s. tac·t:l..eal units operating wi t~in the province to assist in tactical operations whel;'e possible. ·
b. PAT's are designed as the first echelon of the rural construction effort to follow ARVN or U. s. clearing operations, with the mission of sta:r.ttng recently cleared .vHlages on the road to self-government by rooting out the VC infra.atruc.ture and assisting the vil1Rge chief to recruit his own securi t;y forcea (F~., and Police), '11he training of the PAT is oriented toward a mission of 60% Civil action and 40'/o military.
o, 'The l)AT is organized on a 40 man platoon basis with a 7 man Headquarters seot:i.on and three 11 man squads, Personnel in the Headquarters are the team leader~ assistant team leader, political supervisor, medical cadre (2), an intelHgence man and a communicator. '.Vhe squad contains a squ.a.cl lEJader £mel an a~s:i.ste.nt sque.d leader ,.d.th 9 metL Armament for the squad gonc:ralJ;y nonr~btfl of 1 BAH" 5 H1 r:i.flen, .3 H2 oe~rbines, and 4 N3A1 submaohinry gur.s, 'l'l10 PNJ.' h~h1 two uniform~> - Llack f'lUits. (2 per 'man) and· camouflage ; sui td (,2. J)Or· rwm) • · ·
d. }~T teams jn the I Corps Tactical Zone.
. Reg_uired Deployed
!1) Q,uang Tri. 2l Thua Thien 3 ~ang Nam
(4 Quang Tin (5) Quang Nga.i
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a. C.Qp:rdination with PA'r.
22 23 29 16
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In Training
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SECim'r • • . . . ( 1.). Coorditl~;L ti:on 1:>~tween J1~r1ne ·\Ul~ta. a.nd .i~~ hers · n~t ~ollowed any set· pS,ttern and;~a~\ been o~:cy oc;oa;siori.a.l~yt;uoo~aefi'ulo . From 23· A~gust~ .. two PAT's (75 -mel\ toteJ? w~)i'e w~rking -in o~, Ne v.il·la.g~; ,_on ?6 Septemb~r, ·Com- ·
. mand.~ng Offio{fr~: 9th· Marines recommended ,wi tbdr~w~l -ot team;a· owing to. inef!;... · .. fectiveness.· Specific conipl.aints :wfit'e th&.t they hti<i stolenMarines 1 gear, failed to coordinate movements and · looatio~ with :the 9th Marines,· and ·they had'' fired. irito the Marin~s:.:P'os:t tiqns.~. . on '27 ;:3eptetnber ·the. two teams with- .' ~rew of their own ae)oo:t'd ft!ori cani Ne:•. . Thi'e ·· inoi.dent . was rep<;>rted to 'cows;..
· MACV in detail'. The nine village pacification program in pt*ogress since · · November in the 9th Ma.ri.nes area initially involved 5 PAT teams. Strength of these teams dropped of£ ooneidernbly and one team was sent home for lack of effectiveness. However, four teams remained and vory recently a fifth has moved into the ar.ea. Although the strength of the 5 teams is only 12~ of an authorized 200, they are reported to be working fairly effectively with the MttrineA and otht.:r ARVN forceA in the_ area.
b. Cr:ntrol of PAl'•
(1) Control of the PAT is veeted in the p~ovince chief and normally delegated on down to the district chief. Amount of oontrol varies ,.,i th the degree of influence the VNQ,DD (the VN counterpart of the oJ.d I}uo:tnintang) ~ has within the Province. The VNQDl) is a legal political party;. ::;Lrungl.y nationalistic, and anti-communist. The problem ari~es in those a~eas where the party is strong since PAT members demonstrate more loyalty to party officials than to Province officials. Control in each province is as followsa
(a) Thua Thien and Quang Ngai - 'l'hese provi.nce chiefs provide general guinanoe to the district chief 9 who in turn directs the dfl¥ to da;y' activity of the PATso No difficult-y is experienced with the VNQDD political party in Thua Thien~ and in Quang Ngai previous difficult~es with the VNQDD have been virtually eliminatetdo
(b) Quang T.ri - While t.ho province chief does not completely agree that the majority of PAT misdons be of the Civic Action type he has nevertheless directed his district Obief that the teams be employed primarily in civic action programe. No difficult,y has been experienced with the VNO,DDo
(c) Q,uang Tin .. In this: area PATs being labeled as nus Mercenaries" or the military arm of the V'NQ.DD has hampered the district chiefs control of the platoons. However, reports indicate this situation has been improving and the Province chief hCi.s issued emphatic instructions that PATs serve the GVN and obey orders of the district chiefs •.
(d) Quang Nam - The VN'~D exerts heavy pressure here and considerably limits the control of the province and district chiefs. The majority of the platoons feel their loyal-by lies with the party which makes for lim- · ited control.
(2.) Control is seriously hsllllpered. by a lack of authority. There is. no contract and no obligated aervic:e. The team leader can only report a man to the distr~ct _o;b.ief who has iihe power to fine him or refer the ()&Be to the province llhief. The latter has the authority to dismiss him .which apparently does oarry some stigm~. Since 1 Sept there hae been a charge of
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desertion in PAT that :I.e punishable ae in A!VIo
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(1) In 'luaDB .'rri and· 'l'hua ThieJl'· the teama are ~oonaiderecl excellent 1a their olvio aotion type prosrauu· They are 'beoomin, an inoreaaiDgly goocl eo\&roe of intormationa · Pew. cl1ao1plina.rt pro'bl•• exiat, · In .Q.u~s '!in, and QuaDe lgai the PA'l'a are oonaiderecl an aaaet to the zu:L"&l oonatru.ot.ioa prosr•• Their diaoipline 11 BQOd azul eap:Lrit hith• '1'hq are quit• etfioiat 4Jn perform:Ln, their pr.im&ry aialioa and have 'been of peat ael1atanoe in p.iniD« and maintaining sovel'q1eDt control of the vtllale• a:ncl hamlet•~ In ~uanc lam, etteotiveneea ot the PATe ia 4ireotlf a££eote4 'by their queation• able loyalty to the GVIo Their etteotivene••• morale and lo,ral~ deoreaae1 aig.n~fioaatly when the,y are employed out1ide the!r home diatriote o~ on purely oombat m:l.eeiont over an extended period ot time. 4 .laok ot apeoitio. ditoiplin&r,y procedure• h&a·turther reducad their etteotiveneea &D4 moraleo
de llltteot On PopY#!:r; 10%'0!!o
(1) ~ill there :La no direot rel&tiona,hip 'between the ,~~~4 the .. ' ~.A.T the latter baa • great e££eot on the Popul.&r. rorcea. Both ot theae tor~••
. are controlled by the province ohiet and in eaoh caee control :I.e .,_,legate~ .... . .down to the diatrio.t ohiet e. Both t'oroee;.are aub~eotecl to the ·-·. r_eoruit~~
reetrictione, that :La, they muet recruit from manpower not eligible for ARVN .. or Regional J'orcea. This throws the f'oroee into direct competition vi th each
other in the search for manpowero. ·· Ho·vever, all of the advantagee ax:e on the side of the PAT making it impossible for the PI to competeo The P4T c~ higher salar.ieap have a great m~ more benefits, have .uoh better equipment and uniforms, do lees fighting and snf'fer leas oasualtieao
e.. Conoluaiont•
. (1) The GVN has relied on three. primary foroee - the ARVJ,, Rll', and PF. These forces have complementing 111iissions and all have amassed a combat . record. - On the other hand the PAT has no. combat record and is more oriented
.toward a pacification role along the.linea of the ci"f'il:Lan pao:l.fioation oadreo . ' . . . .
(2) It beoom~e.app~t,that the.PAT .o~t ~seume·the-role ot the . Popular Force without oon~iderable ,re,orientat~ and trainingo !\:p;';th•r th~ Popular ll'orce cannot be built ·up .aa _l,ong as ·the PA'l' .is .in existenoe9 .. unleee the central government t&kea positive action tc> improve the lot of the PF o
(3) The PAT c&rriee a· at:l.pa. in lll8.n\f areas ·or "American Mer~enary" · · that makes it incompatible with the other servio~e working toward a common
· goah . Pur~her, as all o.f the. hidden 'bene.fita come to light. PAT ma.Y be a destructive force not-· only to the PI, but ~also tcf Rr and ARVH o
3 • RECOMMENDATIONS 1
a.. That the PAT be reoriented ·and. retrained to become part of the Pro The alternative to this is that the P.~T be abeorbed into the civilian paoit'ioation cadre.
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. ob~eotiJ16 'io e.·· ratie tor. 'ihe :Pr on th4a 11'~• ot· "int-latioa, bow~-~J' 11.~ me11.~ tioll. hal beaD made ot' the destructive eoonemio intluaoe ot P.l!' with the multiple benet' :I. te in add.i tion to h:Lsh~•r baat ')lllldazJ o
o. Tha; III MAl' eubmi t proposal• ooDta:l.ne4 :Ln thil t'aot uee~· to OOMOSMA.OV o
. 4o ACTION 'l'AIOIII BY. III MAlt
a. III IW' t1 oontinutq· to reee.la.roh 'ihil uel. ud ma1n1ai~t:Qc .I.<OI'filexibla pol1o7 to be able to work within .,_ traawork. eatabl:l.~ed b7 GVIo
5• ACTION BY IIGBIIl AlJ'l'HORI'l'te
. a. 'l'he probla of multiple agallo:l~• OQf)l'atillC- tor II&Jlpow~· -~~~14 be···· I •.. :.
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a. RF/PI strength in I Corps ~~actical Zone
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b. RF /PI within Marine TAORS
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( 1) P.hu Bai - 6 PI PlatoonEI ( 180 personnel present tor duty)
(2) Da Bang- 10 RJ' Compantes (1237 personnel present tor duty)
39 PF PlatoorLsl (1490 peraonrLel present tor duty)
19 PI squads
(3) Chu .lai - 2 BJ' oompaniEts (272 personnel present tor duty)
11 W Pla. toons l (408 petrsonrLel present tor duty)
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a. Coordination with RP/W
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(a) It would be deeirable to see the Regional Forces up to the authorized strength but the government 1a aware ot the problem and is taking appropriate action. Ge~eral~ this force is considered to be a competent service and compares Tery favorably with .A:RVJ. From a training
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.stamlpoint combined ·e-pe'rationa al~e extremely beneficial and aleo the recent . p.olicy .of . ..a.t.taching an .RF Comp~r to a Marine Regiaent works to mutual
advantage. .The Popular Forces pc>se another pr.oblem. In ad.di Uon to the pr.esent shortage of Popular Fore••~ monthly losses ar.e oonsiste:ntl;r remainiJlg .ahead of input. III MAF has submitted several proposals that are designed to improve both the number .and the training of Popular Forces. ~e.a~ .propoaala ... are .t.o ]~lace Marinas :vith.aaleoted PI platoons to operate on .a .oont:fnn1ng baais 1J and .. to provide co11111.unioation, supporting arms, and reserve forces. .In adcli tion we haTe offered to place Marine no:noommiasionad o.t.tic.era in each ot the Popular, J'eoa .trainiq centers o
(b) In order to eval\late the etteotiveneas ot these proposals the Popular loroea must be dividetd into three oatesorieat
Category:. I. PI looa tee! in pro:x:imjL ty to a Marine Unit employee! in a a ta tio cletenae.
Categoey II. PI' located in the nreas ot operation ot the tront line ba ttaliona .•
Category III. PF locatecl outeidu the Marine. TAOR.
( o) Obviously the prc,poaals remain valid tor the first two categories with the exception tha:Lt in Catesory II the individual Marines contact .with the Popular Force in leas. Category III remains a GVI responsibility but III.MU' hopes to influence the situation by focusing attention on the.. Popular Force a:l.tuation thus starting a combinecl ettort on the overall .improv.ement ot thb toroe. An analysis ot experience and present operations in each enclave will indicate progress toward the final goal. ·
(2) .Phu. Bai. In this TAClR, a Marine a quad haa bean assigned to each Popular. lorc.e Platoon . .and the various platoons have bean orga:nilacl into a. Combined. Ac.tion Oompaey cc•lllll&nded by a Viatnaaeaa spaaki~~g Marine Cap.tain with a Vietnamese lieuterL&nt as the exeoutiTa of.tioer. Communications 9 fire ... supp.ort 9 and reserve to roes .have been made available to aaoh platoon. _.This combined .action cc•mpaey has tu:nctioned very et.tioiently and has .served. aa .a modal .tor IIJ: MAF propoaala in etteoting coordination between. Marine .and Popular ll'oroee1. There are no Regional loroa Companies .in the Phu Bai TAOR ~ It. ia si~li.ticant that recent~, when the battalion at Phu :Bai ;rotatacl 9 '6 .m.embere of' the combined aotion oompaey includinc
. the . Commanding .O.ttio.er elected tc• remain at Phu Bai vi th the oomP&.!I.1•
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(a) The system of ae1aisning an RF comp&J'O" to an intantr, regiment haa been used with suooe••s. The :5d Marines and 9th Marine a each
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have one RF comp~ o These collpia.Dies have been integra ted into Marine operations .and auist in identi.f':ication, searche.s and combato
(b) Other RP compani~as within the TAOR in oloae coordination ,P.th Marine unitso .ls an examplta, in the present paci.f':ication operation talting plaoe in the 9th Marines 1uoea there are .f'i ve RF companies 9 Four ~e up the 59th RF Ba~talion, ~2ile the fifth, the 703d Co, is a separate compa~o Coordination with Maril1e units is continuous in this and other areas.
(c) hperience in th1:. D& lang T.lOR has highlighted the PI problem in, view or the ori tical l!!lhortage or Popular Forces in this are& and the dense population liviDg 111lproxillity to our vital installationso 1
This si tuat.ion prompted the eu'bm:Lssion ot the III MAF proposals previously disouaaedo These proposals were coordinated. at all levels atarti:ng with the Chief ot Statt, I CorS»s, Co11111&Dder Quang lam Special Sector, Province Chief, Sub-sector Commanders and District Chiet. This procedure was adopted not only to gain oonourr1tnce tor the .proposals but also to tocua attention .on the critical need f<>r an adequate Popular Force. The initial reaction was very .favorable as indicated in a letter .from Gen Thi endorsing these proposals in acme detail m1d assignin,g eight PP platoons to the limited operations control ot III MAF, s1tven in. the area or the Air Base Defense Battalion and one in Boa 'Long village, south or Marble Mountaino For appro:dmately tour weeks now the Marines and Popular Forces have been working together. While much rm11.aina to be done in. this initial project indicati.ona .are :that thi.a pr.ogru11 should. be. expande4 to all Marine .enc.laves.o Sin.aa_Marines ..and Popular Forc.aa hav.a .... h.een patrollillg together reports .of .innocent .people being detained.ha.va.dacr.eased considerable. In addi ti~ the Popular loroea mLve received aom.e ... good training and have .bean provided .increased Se(Jurity., 0£ primary importance is the tact that Marines and Popular Foro.es have l1een working very well together which provides a foundation tor buildiz~ a .firm basis for better understanding and mutual respect among the ARVlT ancl Marine Forces.
(d) J'Ur.ther9 .recent ,rc activity directed at outposts and against RF /Jill .. units .dictates some urgency in expanding this progrea to all Marine . .ancl&Tea o In Tiew .JJ! -~ a let1;er has been prepared to Gen !hi from Gen Walt requesting concurrence tn the immediate expansion or the Ma:r~ne/ Popular J'oroe PJ!Oil'&llo
(e) The OTerall goal or this prosram ie to iaprove the etfectiveneee and preltige or the Popular Forces -_thilt will give an &88ilt to the lagging .reo.ruitaent program and t1atabliah the Popular Force as au service capable ot .pr.a.vi41Dg . .a4e.quate .aec1urity behind the trent li.l\• Marine and ARVN unita.o There is no doubt tbat it the Marines work toward this end with f.he tull aupport ot the advj~otY ettort throughout I Corp1 ~ the Popular J'orce1 are constantly hiE:hlighted ) that thh terce can be improTed, and with .some help .. .trom . .the cent1~al government, improved dramatically.
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(a) In this T!ORpelmaenta of Popular Forces platoons have been brought into the Marine battalioJl area. tor. a designated period or tra.iningo Upon _returning to theilr villageF ooiiUII.UJlications 9 supporting tires, and reserve .forces .have b•ten provided to the platoons. This baa grea.tl,y inorea.aed the confidence ot. the Popular Forces and they have been VfJr1 e.Ueotive in .combining with Marines for operations in addition to providing se.ourity .tO% .their villages. It is anticipated that in the varr near future. the :~ d.eac,r.ibed tor. the Da I&Dg enclave will be ef.tectiveJ.¥ .instituted in the Ch11 Iai. area. Increasingly ettecti'Ye oper-.ationa are .conducted vi.th B..egiou.Ll Forces in the area. Bowever 9 RF companies are not attached to Ma.:JI:.'ine Regiaenta 9 as in the Da lang area 9 due to the shortage of RF units :Ln Chu Lai.
bo RF/PI' Probl81t Areas
(1) RF - As .. preTiousl;r s:ta.ted there is a shortage or Regional Foroaa. b.ut_ the sov.er.nm.ent is tak:ing positive action to remedy this situation. Generally the IF is con:sidered an effective force that compares very favorably with ARVIo ·
(2) PI - Improv.ement in this toroe has been discussed in some detail at the local level. However 9 ma~ or the ills or the PF must be resolved 1
at the governmental level. Areas ot particular concern ares
(a) IDw pq (less than.halt .or AB.VIL&.RF scale).
(b) Lack or Benefits (no family allowance 9 no retirement 9· no wi.dowa beneti ta).
(o) Small recruiting baseo 20-'0 year qlde not eli.ible tor enlistment.
(d) Combat loases an.d desertions• P1 consistently take greater combat losses than ARVNo. Ma.~ desert to join ARVI 9 RF or PAT tor higher pqp better equipment 9 and greater prestige.
(e) Lack or uniforms (Programmed tor lat Quarter 1966).
(r) Short&~• or automatic weapons and radios. (low T/1 ia - .4asignad to cover this - t.o be iaplement.ed . in 1966).
(g) Reha.bili.ta.tion of . Training Centers. (Under study)
(h) Resupply ot remo,te PI uni ta.
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ao Stanclardize 9 throughout each enclave 9 operational coop.eratioa pres- ' entl1' being. instituted in Q~ Nam Special Sector with RF/P'I.
b. Continue to focus atten1~ion at all leTelB on the importance or Popular Forces. and the necesai ty or expanding the recruiting program ..
c. Insure that advisory pel~sonnel are thoroughq familiar with the aims or the program and thus adTiBiD.4r their .counterparts.
d. Improve prestige and seourity or Pr units wheneTer possible by making available supporting tirtts, reserve forces, and helicopter resuppl1'•
eo Continue requesting Mlmr to persuade RVNAF Joint General Staff to&
(1) Increase recruiting base foT f1.
(2) Take action on the man power competition problem and particularly in the PF/PAT area.
( 3) Raise PF p~ and allowances o
T/E's. (4) Expediate providing equipment authorized under the revised
(5) Provide uniforms.. In the interim authorize issue or surveyed Marine utili ties to PF.
(6) Provide funds for rohabilitation of training centers.
4• ACTION BEING TAKEN BY III MAFa In addition to .implementing recommendations a through d, III .MAF is ()Ontinuing liaison at all levels on the PF problem areas and is maintainir14~ an alert flexible policy to incorporate any improveme1;1ts into the present procedures ..
5• ACTION BY HIGHER AUTHORITY& All of the recommendations in paragraph 3e are presently under study wHh decision/action expected by early 1966.
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/1 Bo MACV DIR l0n11 SER 001e29 OF 10 NOV65 SUBJ: COMO RELATION SHIPS AND TERMS OF REI'' FOR USMACV Co CG III MAF MEMO FOR CG FMFPAC B~6t EGG:JPR OVER 5211 OF 8,JANGG D, COMUSMACV 1~0154Z lo PRIOR TO DEP SVN GEN GREENE BY REF Ap ADVISED GEN WALT THE FOLt.OW!NGt
PAGE ·rwo DDJ{E 862 S E C R E T Ao CMC HAD CONFERRED WITH GEN WESTMORELAND AND ADM WARD C:HNAVP.DVGRP, IN SAICWf:lo THE DISCUSSION, INTER ALlAp INCLUDED THE MATTER OF THE POSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE III MAF AND THE NCC IN THE COMD AND CONTROL STRUCTURE OF USMACV. GEN GJtEENE STATED THAT HE HAD AGREED TO THE NECESSITY OF INCREASED NAVY PARTICIPATION IN RVN, AND TO THE NEED FOR A NAVAL COMPONENT COMMANDER IN SAIGON. IT WAS AGREED THAT THE NA'f'lEH SHOULD RECEIVE ADDITIONAL STUDYo B11 GEN WESTr10HELAND INDICATED THAr THERE \1/0ULD BE NO INTERFERENCE OR INTERPOSITION OF NCC WITHING THE COMMAND RELATIONS EXISTING BETWEEN III MAF COMUSMACV AND CG III MAFp THAT THE MARINE AIR/GROUND TEAM SHOULD REMAIN UNDER OP•CON OF CONUSlMCVo c~ THE INCREASED NAVY PARTICIPATION REQUIRED A REAR ADMIRAL CUPPER HALF> AS NCC, LOCATED IN SAIGON. THE LARGE NAVY ACTIVITY IN DANANG SHOULD BE UNDER A DEPUTY NCC~ A RE1~H !lDHIRM .. CLmJEH HALF) LOCATED IN DANANG. THE NCC l40ULD BE 'ff1SKED TO PROVIDE SUPPORT REQUIRED BY I II MAF • D. CMC REQ THAT GEN WALT EXAMINE SUCH A USMACV COMMAND :~T:-~uc·~ur;::: :.~: OU'fL l i~ED ABOVE TO DETEfH~ lNI~ H' THE: I II ~tAF COULD
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PAGE THREE DDKE 862 S E C R E T OPERATE IN SUCH AN ENVIRONMENT, 2~ GEN WESTMORELAND AGREED WITH GEN WALT THAT Ill MAF SHOULD BE REPRESF.trlED t1T ALL CONPONENT (!0~1MANDF:R MEETINGS BY A GENERAL OFFICER FROM Ill MAFo 34 BASED UPON THE rORGOI NG, A PRELIMINARY STUDY HAS PRODUCED A USMACV COMMAND AND CONTROL STRUCTUREo IN CONSTRUCTING THIS ORGANIZATION THE ASSUMPTION WAS MADE THAT NCC WOUl~ ASSUME OP~CON OF THE NAVY FUNCTIONS NOW OPEFUJT ING IN RVN, HO¥JE:VER, THE 11 THE RELAT lONSHIP OF THE 30TH NCR, OR OF nm NCB'S SHOULD BE E>tAMINED CLOSELY DUE TO THE CON'llNUING REQUIREMENT FOR CB CAPABILITY. THE CONTINUOUS MAINTENANCE/CONSTRUCTION CB CAPABILITY AT CHU LAI IS TYPICAL. SOME NCB'S SHOULD BE ASSIGNED OP"CON Ill MAF OR IF' THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE TO NAVY, THEN NCC SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY TASKED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NCB STRENGTH IN DIRECT SUPPORT III MAFo 4o THE C0f~t1Mm AND CONTROL S'fRUC"fURE PROVIDES fi'OR THE FOLLot~lNGt AQ PROVIDES CG III MAF WITH A STATUS EQUAL TO THAT OF A COMPONENT COMMANDER~ THIS IS CONSIDERED ABSOLUTELY
PAGE FOUR DDKE 862 S E C R E T ESSENTIAL IN VIEW OF THE LARGE PERCENTAGE OF MARFOR ·IN SVN. B, FL1\CES THE INTACT l"IARJ.NE AlH/GROUND PACKAGE UNDER THE OPwCON COMUSMACV. EST~BLISHES NO INTERVENING LAYER OF COI<lO BET\~EEN THE CG 1.11 MAF AND C:0!1USMACVo c~ DOES NOT INTERFERE WITH THE EXISTING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CG Ill MAF, CG FMFPAC AND THE 7TH FLT, WITH REF TO AMPHIB OPS AND UTILIZATION OF THE SLF IN COORDINATED OPS IN SVNe s~ CG III MAF MUST BE EST IN THE USMACV STRUCTURE ~T THE SAME LEVEL AS lHE GOMPONEN1' COMDfi:So TO REFLECT nns, PAR SB Ofo HEF B. SHOULD BE CHANGED TO INCLUDE CG 'II I NAF • A. ADD A NEW SUB-PAR 58 <4> (~) CG III MAF HAS THE SAME RELATIONSHIP TO MACV AS DO THE OTHER COMPONENT COMDRS WITH RESPECT TO UNISERVICE C•Jr1 TT ER S. Bt P,Dl) NEt~ St!B ... PAR 58 (5) <SEE PttRA 8o 10 REF B> (5) WITH RESPECT TO ADMIN, TECHp AND OTHER NON•POLICY MATTERS OV UNISERVICE INTERES!p COMPONENT COMDRS AND CG Ill NAl 1 MAY RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS FROM AND ARE AUTH TO COMMUNICATE lHROUOH UNILATERAL SERVICE CHANNELS WITH THEIR RESP MIL SERVICES MW {~GE~JC:I.ES TKERSOFt; GONUSf1ACIJ tHl..L BE ltEP"f INF' AS APPROPRIA'i"Eo
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PAGE FIVE DDKE 852 S E C R E T 6. CG I 11 MAF \~OULD BE TASKED AS FOLLOWS! (1) COMMAND US MARINE FORCES FOR THE CONDUCT OF COMBAT COMBAT SPT, AND COMBAT SERVICE SPT OPS IN SVN. (2) ADVISE COMUSMACV ON USMC COMBAT, COMBAT SPT AND cmmAT SERVICE SPT ~lATTERSo (3) KEEP FMFPAC INF OF MARINE CORPS FUNCTIONS PERF IN SPT OF COMUSMACV, (4) PROVIDE INTELLIGENCE AND COUNTERINTELLIGENCE SPT TO COHUS~lACV ~ (5) CONDUCT PLANNING TO SPT COMUSMACV'S OP•PLANS FOR CURRENT OPS AND CONTINGENCY UoSo UNILATERAL OP•PLANS. (6) PERFORM t1ANPmJER AUTH AND OTHER PERS FUNCTIONS FOR ASG UNITS AS DlR BY FMFPACo (7) CONDUCT IN COORDINATION WITH CG 1 CORPS (ARVN> U~llLA.IERAL US COMBINED US/FWMAF' AND/OR COMBINED US/RVNAF COMBt\T OPS .. (8) PROVIDE SECURITY FOR D!SlGNATED CRITICAL US AND GUN INSTALLTIONS IN ARVN 1 CTZ (9) EXERCISE OPS CONTROL OF UoSo ARMY ADVISORY GRP IN THE ICTZ AND SERVE AS SENIOR ADV TO THE CG I CORPS CARVN)o B1'
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VV DDKE276 PP YYNA DE DDKE 863 0150536 ZNY SSSSS P 150536Z Ft1 CG I I I f•lAF TO YYNA/CG FMFPAG BT S E C R E T FINAL SECTION OF TWO SECTIONS (10) PEfH'ORN THE FlJNCT IONS OF US AREA COORD I NAT OR IN 1 CTZ. Ol> PROVIDE CLOSE AIR SPT FOR 13RND OPS IN ACCORD WITH liSMACV DIR SJ5 .. 4o (12) DESIGNATE TO 2D AIRDIV THOSE FORCES TO PARTICIPATE IN AN CONDUCT AIR DEFENSE TASKS AS AGREED BY COM 2D AlRDIV AND CG FNAWo (13) PREPARE TO EXECUTE CONTINGENCY PLANS AS DIR BY ~OMUSMACVo (14) PERFORM OTHER MISSIONS AND TASKS AS REQ AND/OR AS
PAGE TWO DDKE 863 S ~ C R E T DIR BY COMUSMACVo 1. SOME ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THE PROPOSED ORG DESCRIBED ABOVE AND TASKED AS IN PAR 5 ABOVE. ADVANTAGES Ao KEEPS THE USMC AIR/GRND TEAM INTACT. Ba PROVIDES CG III MAF WITH THE SAME COMO RELATIONS STATUS WITH COMUSMACV AS COMPONENT COMDRSo c. RELIEVES CG 111 MAF OF DIRECT CONCERN OF NAVY LOGISTIC SUPPORT PROBLEMS lN I CTZ. . Do RETAINS FOR CG 111 MAF OP•CON OF I CORPS ADVISORY ORP ANI.> AREA COORD I NATION FUNCTIONS. Dl SADVf~WfAGES Ao REMOVES CG III MAF FROM DIRECT CONTROL OVER IMPORTANT J..OGISTIS SP'f AC!IVJ.TU:s. Bo LOSES OP~CON OF VALUABEL SPT CAPABILITIES OF 30TH NCR UNLESS OPnCON REASSIGNED FROM NCC TO III MAF. SEE REMARKS PAR 3. c~ SEPARATES THE NAVY/MARINE FAMILY IN SVNo 8o ON Bf!ILE\NCE 11' APPEARS THAT IF THE DUAL. FACTIONS Of' CG IXI MAF AND NCC WERE SEPARATED AND EACH VESTED IN A SEPARATE
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G. ALL U~ITS WILL PLAN FOR A VIGOROUS RESUMPTION OF OPERATIONS ~~~EDIATELY FOLLOWING END OF TET. IN THIS CONNECTION, VC HAVE INSTRUCTED THEIR UNITS TO DO LIKEWISE. TET PERIOD ANNOUNCED BY VC TER~INATES AT 232200H. H. NO P~BLIC CO~~ENT WILL BE ~ADE ON THESE INSTRUCTIONS. ANY IMQUIRIES FROM THE PRESS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE CIBo 3. FOR 3RD ~ARDIV~ IV: . 4. U~ITS IN CONTACT WITH VC FORCES AT INCEPTION OF TET WILL NOT BREAK CONTACT UNLESS VC/PAVN EFFORT TO WITHDRAW IS CLEARLY EVI DE .. JT., B. 3E PREPARED TO PROVIDE ~'OBILE RESERVES TO RESPOND PRO!~PTLY TO ANY VC/PAVN I~ITIATIVES. THIS RESPONSE MAY INCLUDE EXECUTION·OF···· CO'~T j 'lGE'·l CY ~· ISSIONS HJ SUPPOHT OF' ARVN FORCES" L!. FOR 1ST t!A\•1 :
A. CO~DUCT COrSAT AIR OPNS IN SVN ONLY IN SUPPORT OF GROUND FORCES I~ COMTACT ~riTH VC/PAVN FORCES OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY ~UT~ORIZED BY ~IGHER AUTHORITY. 5. FOR ~AVSUPACT, DANANGt A. C(PlTI:l!JE IVJD INTENSIFY HARBOR SECURITY MEASURES. 9 ... ''10 '!AVAL OF'FEt'JSIVE OPERATIONS HILL BE CONDUCTED EXCEPT IN
PAGE FOUR RU~N~F 078 S E C R E T S~PPORT OF GROUND FORCES IN CONTACT WITH VC/PAVN FORCES OR AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY DIRECTED. 6. FOR AIR BASE DEF BN: A. SPECIAL EKPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO SECURITY OF DANANG AIR B.I\SE., GP-Lr BT
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From: ColiilMnding General/Naval C:omponent Commander To: Distribution List
Subj: ·. National -Health AgEmciee C:arilpai~ '• .. .,
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1.· · Purpos~. To' ~mounce the Tenth .Annual Nation~ Health Agencies. CampAign that will be conducted in this Ccmun&nd during. the per:i.od from 15 Janu&z7 t.o 15 February 1966. · · · ·
2. Background. The Honorary Nat;ional Chairman for this campaign is Honor- · able Hubert H. Humphrey and the tlational Chairman is Mr. Henr;y H. Fowler, Secretary of the Treasurr. last year the military in the Far East contributed $1521 3S9 to this campaign.
3. General. The Health Campaign helps support the progr&m8 of 12 National Health Agencies. The work of th~'se agencies is as follows:
a. THE ARTHRI1'IS FOUNDATIONJ, the sole· national voluntary health ageney in the fight against arthritis, E3xtends to the nation's 12 million victims of this crippling disease its progr~~ of research, patient care and education. The Foundation 1s unified medical and scientific approach emphasizes that · early diagnosis and treatment can prevent serious crippling in most cases o
bo MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATIONS OF AMERICA, with your help, advances the scientific conquest of dystr<>phy 1 a crippling and ultimately fatal disease which strikes mostly children, ages 3 to 13. Through its inter- · · national research and nation-widt;, patient care programs, MDAA brings hope and comfort to millions afflicted by dystrophy and related neuromuscular diseases.
c. THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH. provides hope for the ill through research to cure and prevent mental illness. It helps mental patients ' with volunteer services, rehabil.:ltation and after-care, plus special treat-ment services and schooling for mentally ill children. It fosters public understanding of mental illness lind works to establish commUriity-based treatment centers.
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1. 'CHE Al-1ERICAN HEART ~SOCilATION (Heart. ~~) spear'h,e~s a nationWide pl'ogram to combat heart anql~.!;.circula; .. :tory diseases ·-. re .. · tl, J)Qnl!ii\)1. e for 55. • per cent of al~ u. s. deaths 9 'JC)Ur He~t .~nd fights h~a,J:t attack;, stroke, high blood pressure, rheumatic r,ver, inborn ~ee.J't.;'.d~tedts.':,Q\d ot}:}~p:.disorde'rs' . affecting more than 22 miU4,on. Ameri·oans.. ·
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<r¥ a. Lieutenant Colonel 0. L~ REDALEN, ·USMC, Assistant G-1, III Marine ~~ Amphibious Force, telephone+Pa.rc~t 101, is designated the III Marine
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b. Project Officers a~·igned py the .)d Mar:i.pe Division,· 1st Narine Aircraft Wing, 30th Naval Constructi.oJ1 Regiment, and Naval Support; Activ:1:~)", DaQang, will be notified b)' the III Marine Amphibious Force Project Officer when campaign material is ready for receipt.
c. As usual, no monetary goal ~'ill be set, but a request for 100% pat• · ticipation and a generous p.rt from all personnel will be the aim.
d. Project Officers wi~h ensu:r•et that all keyman's kits are properl-7 : · · ·; filled out to indicate th~ identification of unit, mi~ta17 address, project officer 1 s name, keyman 1 s !lllll:!le, and the number ot . ..ecmtr1butor' s envelopes enclosed in each kit ..
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eo Contributions to this campai.gn will be in the .torm of MPC' a or personal checks payable to "Health".
f. Instructions concerning the ~monetary' control and campaiWl procedures are contained in the campaign material. In general, these instructions are:
{ 1 ) It is suggested that eac:h keyman is assigned to ~,~Jolicit no more than 25 members o
(2) ·Each keyman receives a kit con~aining a !our-part keyman tally' sheet, a campaign poster, 25 contribution envelopes and. educational folders £or him to distribute an envelope ar~ folder to each person he solicits.
(3) Instructions appear on EtaCh kit and individual envelqpe.- · Designa... · tors of epecit~c agencies 'tW t~ .corltributor are urged. This ·giV'e's. the .donors
··the opportunitY" of donating to the health agencies of their choice. Occasion.., . a~ly, a receipt ;is requested.. The keyman is autho:r.-ized to write- ontL.i£ the · donor is willing to make hie monetary contribution knoW-n. ·
(4) The donor inseJ$s his gift in the envelope, designates specific amounts to the agencies o£ his choic~e and seals the enveloP... Each keyman . submits in his kit the !o~ filled-c>ut copies of l\is' tall.)" sheet. and the sealed envelopes he has collectede:·r The unit or assigned project officer initials the fourth copy of the tally sheet and returns it to the ke;yma.no The other three copies are reinserted with the seal.E~d envelopes in the kit.
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sealed and delivered in adequate containers , anc:l under security to the III M9.rine Amphibious Force Project Oti'icer at 0900 on 1 March 1966. A memorandum for the record showing total number of kits and donor envelopes enclosed will be provided.
(6) The III Marine Amphibious Force Proj'ct O.fficer .will. ensure £ut1ther deli'V'e:yof kits under proper' security to the MACV Project Officer, Saigon.
g. A new eight-minute 16mm sound-color film which depicts a family surmounting a health crisis ,,)f'ith the aid of a National Health Agency. will be available for showing through I Co·rpe Special Services film ~hange office. Project Officers ar• encours~ed to show this film tn connection with this campaign.
5. Action
a. Commanders are requested to ~:1 ve wide dissemination to the contents of this Bulletin and are urged to str·ess 100% participation in this worthwhile c&upaign for better health.
b. Conma.nds are encourased to ue1e the technique of personal soliQitation by keyman to secure maximum lf'oluntary participation. · '
6. Selr-csmcttlafion. 31 ~nl 1966ll
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1. Pur~se. To establish a .committee to evaluate the political ettecta ot tht;:0t.ivit:l.es 6£ this Qqpunand .a:a rela!t,_d to ;t.be''.Ue&i~'n ot the III'. Marine Amphibious Force and Naval CaDp~nent Command in the Republic of Vietnam.
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2. Baokgroqnd. Recent eve~ts indicate the riee4 t:or constant aonitoring .ot all activities or thi.s 00Jill'lll.l*i in 'Ught"tot tti•·,politi~al consequenaee which JIU»'. ensue therefrom, .··In addition to the political effects of' tactical operations, close fV'al.uation of th9iimpact ot personnel on liberty, motor vehicle tratfd.c.rprobl.a, ·the ·ettects ot Viet -O<>ns· anti-American propaganda, derogatoey incidents between Vi•tnamese Nationals and u. s. person,tU~l. and liaison PrOblems and. ~ethoc:ll wl.th the various· OVN ·a.g•ncies . all require evaluation to •determine JM)litical · effects. ' ·. •·· I •• ~~~ • • • I·. ,
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