Multinational Force Integration: The ROK Army's Integration With The US Army In The Vietnam War

Abstract

The US Army will continue to be part of multinational operations in the future. The Vietnam War was the US Army's first test in conducting conventional and counterinsurgency operations on a grand scale post-World War II. In 1964, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) began to integrate Free World Forces (FWF) into a US lead multinational forces to conduct combat operations against the North Vietnamese Forces. The Republic of Korea (ROK) Army was largest and most critical of the FWF contributing over 324,000 troops from 1964 to 1973, enabling MACV to transition to offensive operations. This study examines the successes and challenges of MACV integrating the ROK army early in the Vietnam War.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 26, 2016
Accession Number
AD1022087

Entities

People

  • Michael Jr H. Liscano

Organizations

  • School of Advanced Military Studies

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Combat Operations
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Assistance
  • Military History
  • Military Operations
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States Central Command
  • United States Government
  • Warfare

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  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Library and Information Science/ Studies, Southeast Asia Studies, Bibliography of Vietnam and Lao Studies.