Keystone Bluejay After Action Report
Abstract
The redeployment of the 1st Infantry Division marked the final phase of over four years of counter-insurgency warfare. The 1st Infantry Division has conducted intensive attrition operations characterized by frequent air assaults, cavalry sweeps, small unit patrols, ambushes and the constant use of rome plows. The result of these operations was that the enemys logistical and communications networks were largely destroyed, forcing him slowly extract the remnants of his regular units out of the divisions area of operations and to widely fragment those units that remained. In July, 1969, South Vietnamese Army Forces, paced by the 5th ARVN Division, began to conduct operations with the 1st Infantry Division as a part of the Dung Tieng (Progress Together} Program. Combined US/ARVN operations against a common enemy in a common area of operation began to show dramatic combat results. The ground work for eventual redeployment had begun in the Big Red One area of operation and by February, 1970. The 5th ARVN Division was ready to hold its own. Thus, the ensuing withdrawal and redeployment of the Infantry Division was the next logical progression of our counter-insurgency program in South Vietnam.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 07, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD1136171
Entities
People
- A. E. Milloy
Organizations
- United States Army