List of 2/5 military operations of the Vietnam War (1966 – 1971)

A list of Hotel 2/5 military operations of the Vietnam War (1966-1971)

USMC 2/5 Operations

wdt_ID YEAR DATES OPERATION NAME WHO PARTISCIPATED LOCATION VC-NVA KIA USA KIA
1 1966-67 Aug 3 – Jan 31 1967 Operation Prairie 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd DMZ 1.397 200
2 1966 Aug 6 – 21 Operation Colorado/Operation Lien Ket 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st, 3rd and 4th Battalions Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps and ARVN 35th and 39th Ranger Battalions search and destroy operation to locate and destroy the PAVN 2nd Di Que Son Valley, Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces 674 22
3 1966 Sep 4 – 15 Operation El Paso 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and ARVN 2nd, 3rd and 4th Battalions, 6th Regiment search and destroy operation Quảng Tín Province
4 1966 Sep 28 – 29 Operation Monterey 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Tín Province
5 1966 Sep 30 – Oct 2 Operation Monterey II 1st Battalion, 5th Marines and 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines security operation Quảng Tín Province
6 1966 Nov 29 – Dec 7 Operation Mississippi 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
7 1966 Jan 24 – 28 Operation Tuscaloosa 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation 24 km (15 mi) southwest of Da Nang, Quảng Nam Province 72
8 1967 Feb 1 – 9 Operation Independence 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion 5th Marines and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
9 1967 Feb 11 – 22 Operation Stone 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 26th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
10 1967 Feb 25 – 28 Operation Lanoke 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
11 1967 Apr 7 – 10 Operation Dixie 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
13 1967 May 25 – Jun 5 Operation Union II 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and ARVN 6th Regiment search and destroy operation to entrap the NVA 3rd and 21st Regiments north of Tam Kỳ, Quảng Nam Province 701 110
14 1967 Jun 13 – 26 Operation Arizona 2nd Battalion 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion 7th Marines, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion 11th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
15 1967 Jun 25 – Jul 1 Operation Calhoun 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam and Quảng Tín Provinces
16 1967 Nov 6 – 17 Operation Essex 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and destroy operation Quảng Nam Province
17 1967 Dec 28 – Jan 3 1968 Operation Auburn 5th Marines operation on Go Noi Island south of Da Nang 37 24
18 1967 Feb 1 – Mar 2 Operation Hue City 1st Marines and 5th Marines operation to drive PAVN/VC out of Huế (Battle of Huế) during Tet Offensive Huế 5 668
19 1968 Apr 19 – 26 Operation Baxter Garden/Lam Son 214 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Tank Battalion rice denial operation 8 km east of Huế 55 13
20 1968 Apr 19 – May 17 Operation Delaware 1st Marine Division, 1st Cavalry Division, 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division and 196th Infantry Brigade, operation A Shau Valley, Thừa Thiên Province 869 45
21 1968 Oct 6 – 19 Operation Maui Peak 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines effort to relieve the Special Forces camp at Thường Ðức Quảng Nam Province 353 28
22 1968 Oct 23 – Dec 6 Operation Henderson Hill 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines search and clear operations as a continuation of Operation Mameluke Thrust north-central Quảng Nam Province 700 110
23 1968 Nov 20 – Dec 9 Operation Meade River/Operation Hung Quang 1/81 1st Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines and ARVN 51st Regim south of Da Nang 1.023 108
24 1968-69 Dec 6 – Mar 9 Operation Taylor Common 1st Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines and 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 26th Marines operation to clear the An Hoa Basin, neutralize An Hoa Basin 1.398 151
25 1969 Apr 6 – 20 Operation Muskogee Meadows 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province 162 16
26 1969 Jun 30 – Jul 3 Operation Forsythe Grove 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines and 1st Battalion, 7th Marines clear and search operation Quảng Nam Province
YEAR DATES OPERATION NAME WHO PARTISCIPATED LOCATION VC-NVA KIA USA KIA

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