Glossary
| ACR | Air Cavalry Regiment |
| AIR ASSAULT II | The major and final Army test of the
1lth Air Assault division in the Carolinas. |
| AKA | Attack Cargo Ship |
| AO | Area of Operations |
| ARA | Aerial Rocket Artillery |
| ARVN | Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
| ASOC | Air Support Operations Center |
| ATTLEBORO | A battle focused around the Special Forces camp at Sui Da, 19 October - 24 November 1966. |
| Bde | Brigade |
| BLACKHAWK | A task force made up of the 7th Battalion, 1st Cavalry in support of the 44th Special Tactical Zone. |
| Bn | Battalion |
| BYRD | A battalion size microcosm of the 1st Cavalry Division's operations in Binh Dinh province. |
| Cav | Cavalry |
| cc | Command and Control |
| CHOPPER | The first airmobile combat action in Vietnam, commencing in December 1961. |
| Co | Company |
| COUGAR | A task force made up of the 214th Aviation Battalion in support of the 9th and 7th Army of the Republic of Vietnam Divisions. |
| CRAZY HORSE | An operation in defense of the Vinh Thanh Civilian Irregular Defense Group Camp in Binh Dinh province. |
| CRID | Capitol Republic of Korea Infantry Division |
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| CRIMP | A 173d Airborne drive through the Ho Bo Woods region of Binh Duong Province in an attempt to destroy the politico-military headquarters of the Viet Cong Military Region 4. |
| CTZ | Corps Tactical Zone |
| DAN CHI 157 | An engagement with the Tay Do Battalion in Can Tho Province in the Delta during which the 13th Aviation Battalion won the Presidential Unit Citation. |
| DASC | Direct Air Support Center |
| DAVY CROCKETT | A 3d Brigade operation covering the northeast portion of Binh Dinh Province, 4-16 May 1966. |
| DIELAWARE-LAM SON 216 | The 1968 operation in the A Shau Valley. |
| DMZ | Demilitarized Zone |
| EAGLE THRUST | Deployment of the balance of the 101st Air Cavalry Division, 8-18 December 1967; the largest and longest military airlift ever attempted into a combat zone. |
| FAC | Forward Air Controllers |
| G-1 | Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel |
| G-2 | Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Military Intelligence |
| G-3 | Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations |
| G-4 | Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics |
| G-5 | Division Assistant Chief of Staff for Civil Affairs |
| GOLD FIRE I | A Strike Command sponsored joint test and evaluation exercise conducted in Missouri in 1964. |
| GUARDIAN | A task force made up of the 13th Aviation Battalion in support of the 21st Army of the Republic of Vietnam Division. |
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| HAWTHORNE | An operation in Kontum Province. |
| HIGHLAND | Movement of the 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division to secure An Khe, 22 August-2 October 1965. |
| Hq | Headquarters |
| IRVING | A 1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh province in 1966. |
| JEB STYART | 1st Cavalry operation in I Corps, including the move north, the Tet offensive, securing base areas, and preparation for PEGASUS. |
| JP-4 | Kerosene-based fuel for turbine engines |
| JUNCTION CITY | A major operation north of Tay Ninh City in 1966. |
| JUNCTION CITY ALTERNATE | An operation begun on 22 February 1967 with the only parachute assault in Vietnam. |
| KBA | Killed By Action |
| KIA | Killed In Action |
| LAM SON 719 | A combined operation in Laos from 8 February to 6 April 1971. |
| LCM | Landing Craft, Mechanized |
| LEJEUNE | A 1st Cavalry Division operation to relieve the Marines in Quang Ngai Province, 7-22 April 1967. |
| LIBERTY CANYON | The move of the 1st Cavalry Division from I Corps to III Corps in the fall of 1968. |
| LPD | Amphibious Transport Dock |
| LSD | Landing Ship, Dock |
| LST | Landing Ship, Tank |
| LZ | Landing Zone |
| MACV | Military Assistance Command, Vietnam |
| MARAUDER | An operation conducted in the Plain of Reeds of the Delta by the 173d Airborne Brigade, 1-8 January 1966. |
| MARKET TIME | U.S. Navy operations offshore of Vietnam under Task Force 115. |
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| MASHER | The first phase of the initial major operation of the 1st Cavalry in Binh Dinh Province, 1966. |
| MATADOR | An operation to find and destroy the enemy in Pleiku and Kontum Provinces, conducted during the first half of January 1966 by the 1st Brigade of the 1st Cavalry Division. |
| NATHAN HALF | An operation in Phu Yen Province. |
| NET | New Equipment Training |
| NEVADA EAGLE | A 101st Air Cavalry Division operation, a large rice-denial effort, in the plains South of Hue. |
| NPFF | National Police Field Force |
| NVA | North Vietnam Army |
| OPCON | Operational Control |
| OSD | Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| PAUL REVERE | An operation in Pleiku Province. |
| PAUL REVERE IV | An operation near the Cambodian border in Pleiku Province. |
| PEGASUS | The operation to relieve Khe Sanh, 1-15 April 1968. |
| PERSHING | A 1st Cavalry Division year-long operation in Binh Dinh Province in 1967, terminating 21 January 1968. |
| ROAD | Reorganization Objectives Army Divisions |
| RVN | Republic of Vietnam |
| RVNAF | Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces |
| S-3 | Officer in charge of the operations and training section of a brigade or smaller unit. |
| SAR | Search and Rescue |
| SAW | Special Air Warfare |
| SOP | Standing Operating Procedure |
| TAC | Tactical Air Command |
| TAOR | Tactical Area of Responsibility |
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| THAYER I | A 1st Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province, 15-30 September 1966. |
| THAYER II | A lst Cavalry Division operation in Binh Dinh Province in 1966. |
| TOAN THANG 43, 45, and 46 | Operation in the "Fishhook" of Cambodia |
| TOC | Tactical Operations Center |
| TOW | An anti-tank wire-guided missile |
| TRUONG CONG DINH | A 9th Infantry Division operation in Dinh Tuong and Kien Tuong Provinces in the IV Corps. |
| VC | Viet Cong |
| VINH LOC | A combined operation of elements of the 101st Airborne Division, the U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam forces conducted in Thua Thien Province, 10-20 September 1968. |
| VTOL | Vertical Take-off and Landing |
| WALLOWA | A 1st Cavalry Division operation between Chu Lai and Da Nang in I Corps beginning 4 October 1967. |
| WHITE WING | The second, third, and fourth phases of the initial major operation of the 1st Cavalry in Binh Dinh Province, concluded 17 February 1966. |