Code Name

Command

Unit

Time Frame

Comments

4802 Joint Liason Det

CIA Combined

1963 (?)

CIA "logistics" office at Udorn

Able Mable

USAF

Nov 1961

RF-101 Rceon Task force operating over selected portions of Laos and SVN

Alamo

Combined

1975

Plan for the last ditch defense of Tan Son Nhut for the evacuation of Saigon.  Not implemented

Alfred

CIA/DIA Combined

Code Name for member to ICC Staff passing POW information to the US

Alpha Team

USAF

TFA personnel who analyzed Igloo White data and requested air strikes thru on-site ABCCC

Aquatone

Early name for the U-2 project

Arc Light

USAF

320 Bomb Wg

18 Jun 65

B-52project with first a/c coming from Guam. 1st mission, 2 a/c lost to mid-air off Philipines. 1st Laos mission 12 Dec 65

Banish Beach

USAF

Proposal to attack HCM trail with C-130 a/c loaded with fire bombs. Never executed

Barrel Roll

USAF  Navy

14 Dec. 64

Air Campaign and ops area.  Northeastern Laos to NVN border

Beef Broth

USAF

1965

Buildup of TAC units in the US to replace units deployed to SEA

Benson Silk

SOG

Operation to print and distribute counterfeit NVN currency

Big Eagle

USAF

Det 9, lst ACW

8 Jun 66 -    13 Jan 67

8 A-26As join 606 Air Commando Sq at NKP for Combat Evaluation

Big Shoot

USAF (A/C)

AC-47 Development Project

Birdcadge

Allied

August 1945

`Operations to inform Siam and other areas of the Jap surrender.  Over 33,000,000 leaflets were dropped on 90 POW Camps and 150 Japanese military installations.

Black Crow

USAF

Detection device employed by gunships over HCM trail to detect truck ignitions

Black Spot

USAF

NC-123 equipped with forward-looking radar, low-light-level TV, Fwd-looking infrared, laser ranger, advanced nav sys, weapons release computer and dispensers for BLUs

Black Watch

USAF

29 May - 21 Jul 62

RB-26 low and medium altitude night recon missions over SVN and Laos

Blackbeard

SF

Blue Springs

USAF

1964

SAC recon ops over Laos, part of OPLAN-34A

Blue Tree

USAF

1965

RF-101 Recce Ops over NVN

Bolo

USAF

8 TFWg

2 Jan 67

Mig sweep resulting in 7 MIG kills

Boostershot

CIA

1959

Team of CIA Officers sent to Laos to help get out the vote (correctly) in the Lao parlimentary elections.  "The elections turned out to be a disaster" for the CIA

Box Top

USAF

55 SRW

1964

ERB-47H , TSN

Briar Patch

USAF/   Combined

1968

POW compound near Ap Lo NVN. Name for planned raid to rescue POWs at that camp. Never carried out

Bright Light

Combined

Joint program to locate and rescue POWs and to rescue endangered teams and downed aircrews

Brotherhood

US

1954

US sponsored program to encourage "free Asian" nations, mainly the Philipines to send medical teams to rural SVN

Bullet Shot

USAF

2nd Bomb Wg

May 72

Deployment of B-52s to support Linebacker II

Burning Arrow

US/ARVN

2 Jan 63

ARVN operation supported by US flown H-21 helicopters

Carolina Moon

USAF

Plan to use C-130 a/c to bomb bridges in NVN.

Cheiu Hoi

Combined

Program to encourage VC/NVA defectors.

Combat Apple

USAF

82 SRSq, Kadena

1965 -

RC-135D/M Overall SAC recon program for SEA

Combat Beaver

USAF

Selective interdiction of key logistics hubs  with special emphasis on RPs II, II and IV

Combat Dawn

USAF

4080 SRW

High altitude Firebee (AQM-34Q/R) missions over NVN & China with U-2Rs from U_Tapao

Combat Dragon

USAF

1967 -           30 Sep 72

604 ACS initial operations with A-37A Tweetie Birds

Combat Lancer

USAF

1967

Deployment of the first 6 F-111A a/c to SEA for combat evaluation

Combat Recon Platoon

SOG

Jun 71

On termination of Bright Light, Teams 1 & 2 for for downed pilot recoveries and POW rescue.  Team #1, Kontum and Team #2 at Da Nang

Combat Sent

USAF

55 SRW

1970

RC-135U, Special Missions Recon

Combat Sky Spot

USAF

MSQ-77 & SST-181 radar controlled bombing systems

Combat Spear

USAF

C-130 Team insertion and resupply. Team extraction using Fulton Recovery Sys, Radio intercept and relay

Combat Talon

USAF

MC-130 modified for Spec Ops mission

Combat Tree

USAF      Combined

Electronic sys to enable fighter a/c to identify enemy a/c from their IFF signals

Combat Trident

USAF

1967

Initial training program for F-111A crews for SEA deployment

Commando Club

USAF

Code name for Sky Spot /TACAN  site in Northern Laos.  Lima 85, Channel 97

Commando Hunt 1 -6

USAF

Nov. 68 - Oct 71

Series of Air Ops in Southern Laos against HCM trail utilizing Igloo White Sensors

Commando Lava

USAF

Application of a harmless dry powder which breaks down soil stability.  HCM Trail

Commando Patch

Combined

Installation of TACAN sites in Laos

Commando Sabre

USAF

Beginning of the Fast FAC program using F-100F a/c

Commando Vault

USAF

Ops involving dropping 15,000 lbs bombs from C-130 a/c

Constant Guard

USAF

Sep 1972

Deployment of the F-111A squadron to Takhli as part of Linebacker I

Copper (Proj)

404

Dec 70

Training of Cambodians at Pakse for ops on Bolovens Plateau

Copper Coin

USAF

Cotton Candy

USAF

SAC recon

Covey Rider

SOG

20 TASS

SOG SF backseater during Covey FAC ops when supporting SOG

Credible Chase

USAF

Program to fit STOL A/C for mini-gunship role.  AU-23 Pilatius Porter and AU 24 Helio Stallion

Credible Sport

USAF

Test & evaluation program for Cambat Talon program

Cricket Program

USAF

12 Jan 66

Integration of FACsm indig roadwatxch teams and ABCCC primarily against Rts: 8, 12, 23, 121, 911 and 912, between Nape and Mu Gai passes and Tchepone (Rt 9)

Dainel Boone

SF

Cross border operations into Cambodia

Dart Program

USAF

QV-22 Remotely Piloted a/c at NKP

Deep Proud Alpha

USAF

26 - 30 Dec 1971

Series of US air strikes against targets in NVN

Deer Mission

OSS

16 Jul 1945

Small American team parachuted in the Thai Nguyen, NVN to work with Ho Chi Minh.  Were greeted by Viet Minh with signs saying "Welcome our American Friends"