EMPLOYMENT OF AIRMOBILE ARVN FORCES IN COUNTERINSURGENCY OPERATIONS

Abstract

This evaluation consists of a detailed examination of Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) airmobile forces employing US Army helicopters while operating independently and in conjunction with ARVN ground forces in counterinsurgency operations. Case studies of airmobile operations conducted by the ARVN 9th, 21st, and 22nd Divisions were prepared by evalutators who observed all phases of the operations, interviewed key participating personnel, and studied documents pertaining to the operation. Successful airmobile operations require secrecy in planning, surprise in execution, centralized control of fire support, adequate reserves, judicious choice of landing zones, and adequate command and control during the critical troop debarkation phase.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 09, 1966
Accession Number
AD0373187

Entities

People

  • Story C. Stevens
  • William Blum

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Combat Areas
  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Support
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Helicopters
  • Military Operations
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Military Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control