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D.C. 20310 IN "ILY REP ER TO AGDA (M) (24 Nov 69) FOR OT UT" 693240 9 December 1969 SUBJECT: Operational Report - Lessons I.earned, Headquarters, 101st Airborne £ tf7 Division, Period Ending 31 July 1969 (U) L SEE DISTRIBUTION I. Subject report is forwarded for review and evaluation in accordance with paragraph 4b, AR 525-15. Evaluations and corrective actions should be reported to ACSFOR OT UT, Operational Reports ranch, within 90 days o receipt of covering letter. 2. Information contained in this report is provided to insure appropriate benefits in the future from lessons learned during current. operations and may be adapted for use in 'eveloping training material. BY ORDER OF THE SECRFTAR ' THE ARMY: 1 Incl KENNETH G. WICKHAM _/ as Major-General, USA The Adjutant General DISTRIBUTION: Cormmanding Generals US Continental Army Command US Army Combat Developments Command Commandants US Army War ftollege US Army Command and Genera,. Staff College. • US Army Air Defense School US Army Armor School - US Army Aviation School " . US Army Chaplain School US Ai y Chemical School U3 Army Civil Affairs School US Army Combat Surveillance School US Army Electronic Warfare School US Army Engineer School US Army Field Artillery School US Army Infantry School Regraded unclassified when separated US Army Intelligence School from classified Inclosure. CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL DISTRiBUTION (Cont'd) US Army Medical Field Service School US Army Military Police School US Army Missile and Munitions School US Army Ordnance School US Army Signal School US Army Southeastern Signal School US Army Special Warfare School US Army Transportation School Copies furnished: Office, Chief of Staff, US Army Deputy Chiefs of Staff Chief of Research and Development Assistant Chiefs of Staff Chief of Engineers The Surgeon General The Provost Marshal General OSD(SA) Assistant for Southeast Asia Forces Director, Defense Research and Engineering Office, Joiar Chiefs of Staff Commanding Generals US Army Materiel Command US Army Electronics Command US Army Weapons Command US Army Flight Training Center 101st Airborne Division Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force, Plans and Operations Commandant of the Marine Corps Senior Army Representative, Marine Corps Development & Education Command USAF Air Ground Operations School The Air University Library Director, Weapons Systems Evaluation Group Defense Documentation Center Security Officer, Hudson Institute USAF Project RAND Commanding Officers US Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory US Army Limited War Laboratory US Army Logistics, Doctrine Systems & Readiness Agency .US Army Mobility Equipment Research & Development Center 2 CONFIDENTIAL U CONFDENTIAL HEADQUARTERS, 101ST AIRBORNE DIVISION (AIRMOBILE) Office of the Chief of Staff APO 96383 AVDG-CS 20 August 1969 SUBJECT: Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) for Period Ending 31 July 1969, RCS CSFOR-65 (RI) (U) SEE DISTRIBUTION The inclosed Op-rational Report - Lessons Learned is forwardeu in compliance with XXIV Corps Regulation 525-2 and USARV Requ- lation 525-15. FOR THE COM-1ANDER: 1 Incl "WGH A MACDONALD as Colonel, GS Chief of Staff DISTRIBUTION: 2 - CINCUSARPAC (ATTN: GPOP-DT, APO 96558) 3 - CG, USARV (ATTN: AVHGC-DST, APO 96375) 4 -CG, XXIV Corps (ATTN: AVII-GCT, APO 96308) 3 - CS, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 - CO, ist Bde, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 - CO, 2d Bde, 101st Abn Div CAMBL) I - CO, 3d Bde, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 - CO, 160th Avn Gp, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 - CO, Division Artillery, 101st Abn Div (AMEL) 1 - ACofS, GI, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 - ACofS, G2, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 10 - ACofS, G3, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 -ACofS, G4, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) 1 -ACofS, G5, 101st Abn Div (AMBL) i'J orcer 4 3.1 q REGRADED UNCLASSIFIED Inclosure WHEN SEPARATED FROM CONFIDENTLL CLASSIFIED INCLOSURES CONFIDENTIAL JI -4 TAI. O CONT TS Page I. Section It Operations - Significant Activities Be Operationst..*.*....... .............. 2 1 FC. TrainingPSan ..................... ........................e***** . .............. 2212 D. Chemical* ............. to................... 13 e Intelligencee o........ .............. 3914. Fe Per sonnels..........*..... .......... 22 G. Logistics ....... ....... ............. 24 H. Civil Affairs ....................... 31 I. Psychological Operations.. ..... * ...... 35 J. Medical ..................................... 37 K. Signal ...................................... 39 Lo Egineer ........... ............... 0. 39 K. Ar Aviation .................. .* ..... 42 N Inf ormatio ............................... Il. Sqtion llt Lessons Learned 50 B. Operations ................................ 5 C. Trning ....................................o e7 A. Praizorm .................................. ,5 D Ch cal . ................................ 58 A *. N teogec ..................... 4a.tac....~549 V . .......... ... 50 G. Organization ............................... 52 H. siguO. ......................... 52 J. PsychologIcal Operations .................... * 55 X. Safety ................................. 0 55 III. Section III: Department of the ArxW Stwvey Information Noe.... ......... o......................... 56 i IV. Section IVi Inelosmwee 1. Task Orgmization .... ...... .... ,..... i-1 Incl 2 wd HQ, DA INCL CONFIDENTIAL CONFI DENTIAL .A4 AVOG-GC SUBJECT: Operational Report - Lessons Learned, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) for Period ftding 31 July 1969, RCS FR45 (Ri) u) SETION I OPEATIONS - SIGIFICAr ACTIVITIE A. (U) C i On 25 Way 1969, Major General Johr M. Wight, Jr. assumed command of this Division. B. (c) g, 1. During this reporting period the Division continued its policy that all combat operations would be conducted in coordination and cooperation with the let ARVN Division commanded by Major Ceneral Troung and Thua Thien Province Forces commanded by Colonel Thanh. 2. The chronological sequence P! combat operations for the period I May - 31 July 1969 is as followst a. Operation KENTUCKY JUNPER (1 March - continuing) - a Division- wide operation - was initiated at the termination of Operation NEVADA EAGLE and continued through the reporting period. The primary missions of the operation are to interdict enemy base areas and infiltration routes; to seek out and destroy the NVA/M forces; to detect, capture or destroy local Viet Cong Infrastructure and their sympathizers; and to disrupt the routes of supply'between the rice producing lowlands and population centers. and the mountain base areas. In addition the 101st Airborne Division in cooperation and coordination with the let ARVN Division and Government of Vietnam agencies continued to conduct combined operations throughout Thu& Thien Province to increase the effectiveness of the ARVN Forces and to maintain the favorable environment for the Governmrant of Vietnam's overall pacification plan. All of the following Brigade and Battalion operations are a part of the overall Division Operation KETUCKY JUNJ s Massachusetts Striker, Bristol Boots, Apache Snow, Hiontgomery Rendezvous, and Campbell Streamer. b. Operation MAACHSETTS STRIEM (1 March - 8 May 1969). (1) Task Organizations 3d hRVU Regimmt 1-501 Inf 1-3 ARVN Bn (28 April 8 Xq) 1-502 nf 2-3 ARV B(15 anh 12 April) 2-327 In 3-3 ARVN (15 lrch -27 April) 2-501 4-33f ARw n (12April - y) Black Panther Co (1 April - 21 April RCN Co, 54th ARVY Regt (7 April - U April) 1 DOWNGAOD AT 3 YEAR UTIWALS; , .CLASSIII AITIE 12 YEAS. INL 0 JIN IDENTIAL 90 m S200.10 CONFIDENTIAL AJDG -W SuJPJT: Operational Re-ort - 14esons Learned, 101st Airborne Division (Airwbile) for Period mdir s 31 July 1969, R05 MFOR-65 (RI) ' Braade Control 1-321 Arty (GSR) B/-40) Arty (1 March - 5 March) B/326 Mod Bn B/6-33 Arty (1 March - 5 March)