LESSONS LEARNED, HEADQUARTERS, 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION (AIRMOBILE)

Abstract

During the period 1 January - 30 April 1966, the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) operated over an area of about 170km by 170km in the Binh Dinh, Pleiku, Kontum, Darlac and Phu Yen Provinces. Division operations extended from the China Sea to the Cambodian border along the axis of Highway 19, from north of Bong Son to Qui Nhon along the China Sea Coast and from near Ban Me Thout to Dak To along the Cambodian border. Operations were characterized throughout by heavy reliance on airmobility. The Division base remained at Camp Radcliff near An Khe throughout the period. During most of the period, two brigades operated away from the Division base, while the other brigade conducted offensive operations in the Tactical Area of Responsibility (TAOR) and improved the security of the base. (For example, during the Bong Son campaign four to six of the Division's infantry battalions conducted sustained operations and maintained contact with the enemy for forty-one days at an average distance of approximately 65km from the base in An Khe.)

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 1966
Accession Number
AD0390504

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