Operation Chopper (Vietnam)

Operation Chopper (Vietnam): Operation Chopper

Part of The Vietnam War

Date January 12, 1962

Location South Vietnam

Result Several allied victories.^[1]

Belligerents

United States
South Vietnam
Vietcong

Commanders and leaders

John F. Kennedy None

Strength

American Helicopters transported over 1000 50

Casualties and losses

None 6 Killed

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Military engagements
of the Vietnam War

Laos - Sunrise – 1st Ap Bac – Go Cong – Hiep Hoa – Chan La – 34A – Long Dinh – Kien Long – Quyet Thang 202 – USNS Card –Nam Dong – Thanh Hóa – An Lao – Bình Gia – Camp Holloway – Thanh Hoa Bridge – Song Be – Ba Gia – Đồng Xoài – Starlite – Chu Lai – Plei Me – Minh Thanh – Hump – Gang Toi – Ia Drang Valley – Crimp – Masher/White Wing – Suoi Bong Trang – Cu Nghi – Kim Son Valley – A Shau – Birmingham – Xa Cam My – 1st Dong Ha – Wahiawa – Hastings – Minh Thanh Road – Prairie – Đức Cơ – Long Tần – Beaver Cage – Attleboro – Bong Son – Tân Sơn Nhứt airbase – LZ Bird – Cedar Falls – Tuscaloosa – Tra Binh Dong – Bribie – Junction City – Francis Marion – Union – Hill 881 – 2nd Ap Bac – 1st Con Thien – Malheur I and Malheur II – Baker – Nine Days in May – Union II – Vinh Huy – Buffalo – 2nd Con Thien – July Two – Hong Kil Dong – Suoi Chau Pha – Swift – Dong Son – Wheeler/Wallowa – 3rd Con Thien – Medina – Ông Thanh – 1st Loc Ninh – Kentucky – Dak To – Mekong Delta – Tam Quan – Thom Tham Khe – Phoenix – New Year's Day Battle of 1968 – Khe Sanh – Ban Houei Sane – Bien Hoa – 1st Tet – 1st Saigon – Huế – 1st Quảng Trị – Lang Vei – Lima Site 85 – Toan Thang I – Delaware – 2nd Dong Ha – May '68 – Kham Duc – Coral-Balmoral – Hoa Da-Song Mao –Duc Lap – Speedy Express – Dewey Canyon – Taylor Common – 2nd Tet – Apache Snow – Hamburger Hill – Twinkletoes – Binh Ba – Pat To –LZ Kate – Bu Prang - Kent State – Texas Star – Chicago Peak – Khe Gio Bridge – 1st Cambodia – 2nd Cambodia – Kompong Speu – Prey Veng – Snuol – FSB Ripcord – Tailwind – Chenla I – Jefferson Glenn – Son Tay Raid – Lam Son 719 – Chenla II – Ban Dong – Hill 723 – FSB Mary Ann – Long Khanh –Nui Le – Easter '72 – 2nd Quảng Trị – 2nd Loc Ninh – An Lộc – 3rd Dong Ha – Kontum – Thunderhead – 3rd Quảng Trị – End Sweep – Hoang Sa – Iron Triangle – Svay Rieng – Phuoc Long – Ho Chi Minh – Ban Me Thuot – Hue-Da Nang – Xuân Lộc – 2nd Saigon

Air operations
Farm Gate – Chopper – Ranch Hand – Pierce Arrow – Barrel Roll – Pony Express – Flaming Dart – Iron Hand – Rolling Thunder – Steel Tiger – Arc Light – Tiger Hound – Shed Light – Carolina Moon – Bolo – Popeye – Yen Vien –Niagara – 1st Do Luong – Igloo White – Giant Lance – Commando Hunt – Menu – Patio – Freedom Deal – Linebacker I – Enhance Plus – Linebacker II – Homecoming – Tan Son Nhut Air Base – Babylift – New Life – Eagle Pull – Frequent Wind

Naval operations
Gulf of Tonkin – Market Time – Vung Ro Bay – Game Warden – Double Eagle – Sea Dragon – Deckhouse Five – Bo De River – Nha Trang – Tha Cau River – Sealords – Hai Phong Harbor – Đồng Hới – Custom Tailor - East Sea – Mayaguez

Operation Chopper occurred on January 12, 1962 and was the first time US forces participated in major combat in the Vietnam War.

In December of 1961, the USNS docked in Saigon with 82 US Army Piasecki H-21 helicopters. A little more than 12 days later, Operation Chopper commenced.^[2]

The helicopters transported over 1,000^[3] South Vietnamese paratroopers for an assault on a suspected NLF stronghold 10 miles west of Saigon. The Viet Cong were surprised and soundly defeated, but they gained valuable combat experience they would later use with great effect against US troops. The paratroopers also captured a sought-after underground radio transmitter.^[2]

This operation heralded a new era of air mobility for the U.S. Army, which had been slowly growing as a concept since the Army formed twelve helicopter battalions in 1952 as a result of the Korean War. These new battalions eventually formed a sort of modern day cavalry for the Army.^[2]

References

^ Battlefield Viet Nam Episode 5 "The Undeclared War" PBS.

^ ^a ^b ^c Lieutenant General John J. Tolson, CMH Pub 90-4 AIRMOBILITY 1961-1971 (WASHINGTON, D. C.: Department of the Army, Center of Military History, 1989).

^ http://www.vietnam-war.info/battles/operation_chopper.php

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