Operation Starlite (also known in Vietnam as Battle of Van Tuong) was the first major offensive action conducted by a purely U.S. military unit during... 35 KB (5,257 words) - 04:25, 19 March 2024 |
3rd Battalion were deployed to the Vietnam War and participated in Operation Starlite, the first major Marine engagement of that conflict. The battalion... 132 KB (12,981 words) - 02:26, 9 March 2024 |
1950 Korean War Operation Chromite – 15 September 1950 Suez Crisis Operation Musketeer – 6 November 1956 Vietnam War Operation Starlite – 21 August 1965... 10 KB (1,136 words) - 12:17, 9 March 2023 |
VMFA-542 (section Operation Enduring Freedom) VMFA-542 supported the 7th Marine Regiment in Operation Starlite—the first major American operation of the war. The squadron's first tour in South Vietnam... 18 KB (2,270 words) - 06:17, 21 February 2024 |
VMFA-513 supported the 7th Marine Regiment in Operation Starlite – the first major American operation of the war. This one-year overseas deployment ended... 16 KB (1,884 words) - 08:42, 28 March 2024 |
operations that the regiment was involved in were Operation Starlite ( 17–24 August 1965), Operation Hastings (15 July – 3 August 1966) and Operation... 33 KB (3,576 words) - 01:06, 17 January 2024 |
Michael D. Steele (section Operation Gothic Serpent) Ranger Regiment during the Battle of Mogadishu (1993) in Somalia during Operation Gothic Serpent, which resulted in the now famous book and film Black Hawk... 12 KB (1,191 words) - 21:30, 3 March 2024 |
: 65 On 18 August the Marines launched Operation Starlite to secure the area around Chu Lai, the operation lasted until 24 August and resulted in 45... 18 KB (2,029 words) - 09:56, 10 November 2023 |
In August 1965, the division's 7th Marine Regiment participated in Operation Starlite, the first major engagement against the Vietcong (VC) for American... 57 KB (5,628 words) - 21:55, 8 March 2024 |
Starlite is a thermal insulate material. Starlite or Star Lite may also refer to: Operation Starlite or Battle of Van Tuong, a 1966 battle in the U.S.–Vietnam... 2 KB (253 words) - 03:35, 14 February 2021 |
Mimaropa and Western Visayas regions. Starlite Ferries Inc. started operations in 1995 with its first vessel MV Starlite Ferry. It began at a time when trade... 11 KB (974 words) - 14:12, 4 February 2024 |
gunship during Operation Starlite. The 14th Quartermaster Detachment suffered the greatest number of casualties of any allied unit during Operation Desert Storm... 19 KB (1,258 words) - 04:22, 12 February 2024 |
1965. On 18 August 1965, the 3/7 took part in Operation Starlite, the first regimental size operation by US forces since the Korean War. The 3/7, along... 33 KB (3,384 words) - 00:17, 27 March 2024 |
South Vietnam in 1965. Peatross commanded his regiment during the Operation Starlite in August 1965, when the Viet Cong (VC) 1st Regiment had planned the... 26 KB (2,410 words) - 17:18, 18 March 2024 |
Peninsula from 7 to 10 September 1965. Following the conclusion of Operation Starlite, on 24 August 1965, Marine intelligence concluded that the 1st VC... 5 KB (427 words) - 04:26, 1 August 2022 |
conflict in South Vietnam. On August 18, Operation Starlite began as the first major U.S. ground operation, destroying an NLF stronghold in Quảng Ngãi... 127 KB (16,832 words) - 18:10, 27 March 2024 |
the Seabees continued lengthening the runway. It was involved in Operation Starlite on 18 August 1965, when the Marines made a pre-emptive strike on gathering... 9 KB (994 words) - 09:12, 7 June 2023 |
War: In a follow-up to August's Operation Starlite, United States Marines and South Vietnamese forces initiate Operation Piranha on the Batangan Peninsula... 63 KB (5,560 words) - 22:12, 23 March 2024 |
3 during Operation Khanjar in Helmand Province. They returned to Helmand from late 2009 through May 2010, when it participated in Operation Moshtarak... 16 KB (1,883 words) - 16:17, 26 December 2023 |