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This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1970, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies.
Date Duration Operation Name Unit(s) – Description Location VC–PAVN KIAs Allied KIAs 70 Operation Lunch Second phase of Operation Menu Cambodia 70 Operation Snack Third phase of Operation Menu Cambodia 70 Operation Dinner Fourth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia 70 Operation Dessert Fifth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia 70 Operation Supper Sixth phase of Operation Menu Cambodia 70–73 Operation Good Luck USAF bombing of PAVN and Pathet Lao forces Plain of Jars in northern Laos Jan 1 – 7 Operation Leopard A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation Duc Thanh District Jan 4 – 11 Operation Cliff Dweller IV 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division operation Nui Ba Den (Black Virgin Mountain), Tây Ninh Province Jan 4 - 30 Operation Wayne Thrust 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Bình Định Province Jan 5 – 8 Operation Flying Finn 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment operation against the 2nd Battalion, NVA 95C Regiment Tây Ninh Province Jan 10 – Mar 10 Operation Napier 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) cordon and search and reconnaissance and ambush operation Ngãi Giao, Đồng Nai Province Jan 15 – 26 Operation Matilda 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, B Company 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/W Company Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, A Squadron 1st Armoured Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operations with South Vietnamese Regional and Popular Forces Phước Tuy Province Jan 18 – Feb 7 Operation Putnam Power 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Battalion, 22nd Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Định Province Jan 19 – Mar 15 Operation Bull Run II 5th Special Forces Group and 3rd Mike Force reconnaissance in force operation Phước Long Province Jan 19 – Jul Operation Green River 1st Infantry Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation to continue search and clear, reconnaissance in force, search and clear operations, and measures against VC rockets Quảng Trị Province 400 22 Jan 26 – Feb 14 Operation Keperra 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment cordon and search operation of selected hamlets of Xuyen Moc and the village of Nui Nhon, reconnaissance and ambush operation Nui Dinh mountains, eastern Phước Tuy Province 6 Jan 29 – Apr 30 Operation Fresh Start 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment land clearing operation along Route 246 Tây Ninh Province Jan 30 – Mar 11 Operation Putnam Shark 1st Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st and 2nd Battalions, 35th Infantry Regiment clear and search operation Bình Định Province Jan 30 - Mar 16 Operation Wayne Stab 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Bình Định Province Jan 30 – Mar 17 Operation Greene Deuce 3rd Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment and 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment operation Pleiku Province Jan 30 – Apr 16 Operation York Market 1st Brigade 5th Infantry Division, 1st Battalion 77th Armor and Regional Forces combined reconnaissance in force, search and clear, security, rice denial, and saturation ambush patrolling operation southwest of Rai Truong, Hải Lăng District 20 Feb 1 – Apr 15 Operation Keystone Blue Jay 1st Infantry Division and 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States Feb 10 – Mar 9 Operation Hammersley (the Battle for the "Long Hais") 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in the western side of the Long Hải Hills to protect quarry operations being undertaken by 17 Construction Squadron, to establish Fire Support Base Isa and ambush likely VC routes leading from the hills Long Hải Hills 42 12 Australians Feb 10 – Mar 29 Operation Dakota Clint 1st Battalion 11th Infantry and Regional Forces formed integrated infantry companies and recon/killer teams combined reconnaissance in force to ensure security of the villages, night ambush and search and clear operations Mai Loc 19 2 ARVN Feb 28 – Mar 10 Operation Gisborne 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation east of Nui Dat Phước Tuy Province Mar 1 – Nov 17 Operation Park Silver 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment security operation. Later redesignated Operation Hancock Dragon Pleiku Province Mar 3 – 24 Operation Hamilton 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment search and destroy operation Xuyên Mộc District Mar 9 – Apr 7 Operation Finschhafen 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation east of Nui Dat, Phước Tuy Province Mar 11 – 18 Operation Earhart White 1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division operation Bình Định Province Mar 12 – Apr 21 Operation Darby Talon 173rd Airborne Brigade and 3rd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry operation Phú Yên Province Mar 20 – Apr 30 Operation Eichelberger Black 1st and 2nd Brigades, 4th Infantry Division operation Bình Định Province Mar 23 - Apr 24 Operation Townsville 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC) reconnaissance in force operation northeast Phước Tuy Province Apr 1 – May 31 Operation Patio Covert USAF aerial interdiction eastern Cambodia Apr 1 – Sep 5 Operation Texas Star 101st Airborne Division and ARVN 1st Division operation in the A Shau Valley culminating in the Battle of Fire Support Base Ripcord. Later phases renamed Operation Jefferson Glenn A Shau Valley 1728 416 Apr 3 – May 3 Operation Tat Thang 18 ARVN 24th Special Tactical Zone reconnaissance operation using elements of the 1st Ranger Group and 42nd, 45th and 47th Regiments north of Dak Saeng, Kon Tum Province Apr 7 – 19 Operation Phoi Hop 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment security operation villages of Hoa Long, Suối Nghê, Duc My and Bình Ba 11 Apr 14 - 17 Operation Toan Thang 41 3rd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division, ARVN 49th Regiment, 31st, 36th and 52nd Ranger Battalions and 10th and 18th Armored Cavalry operation against a PAVN logistics and rest area Angel's Wing, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia 378 Apr 19 – May 7 Operation Concrete I 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 8 RAR operation to establish blocking positions while 6 RAR/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment reconnoitered in force towards these ambush positions east of Phước Tuy Province Apr 20 – June 11 Operation Nudgee 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (ANZAC), 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, 8th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment, A Squadron, 1st Armoured Regiment and B Squadron, 3rd Cavalry Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation Xuyên Mộc and Đất Đỏ Districts 26 4 Apr 24 - 29 Operation Patio USAF B-52 bombing operations that succeeded Operation Menu and preceded Operation Freedom Deal eastern Cambodia Apr 24 – May 4 Operation Baird Silver 4th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Kon Tum and Pleiku Provinces Apr 29 – May 1 Operation Rock Crusher I ARVN 9th Division operation supported by the 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade Parrot's Beak, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia 502 56 Apr 29 - May 2 Operation Toan Thang 42 ARVN (two armored cavalry squadrons from III Corps and two from the 25th Division and 5th Division, an infantry regiment from the 25th Division, and four Ranger battalions from the 2nd Ranger Group) and US 1st Cavalry Division, 9th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation against the Parrot's Beak to target the NVA/VC base areas 367 and 706 Parrot's Beak, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia 12,354 434 US, 66 ARVN Apr 30 – May 4 Operation Plateau 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division operation Bình Định Province Apr 30 – May 4 Operation Platte Canyon 1st Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, 7th Cavalry Regiment and ARVN 54th Regiment reconnaissance in force Ruong Ruong Valley south of Phu Bai May - Jul Operation Toan Thang 46 ARVN 5th Division operation to attack and destroy the NVA 70th and 80th Rear Service Groups Fishhook, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia 79 May 1 – June 26 Operation Dong Tien II/Operation Toan Thang 43 1st Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment operation Cambodia May 1 - June 29 Operation Toan Thang 43 2nd Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN Airborne Division operation to undermine the PAVN logistics system and to forestall any major PAVN offensives Fishhook, Kampong Cham Province, Cambodia May 2 – 6 Operation Rock Crusher II ARVN 9th Division operation supported by the 164th Aviation Group, 1st Aviation Brigade Parrot's Beak, Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia 1202 70 May 4 – 14 Operation Bold Lancer I 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Cambodia May 4 – 25 Operation Binh Tay I Phase I of the Cambodian Incursion. 4th Infantry Division, 3rd Battalion 506th Airborne, ARVN 40th Regiment, 22nd Division, 2nd Ranger Group, 23rd Division and 2nd Armored Brigade search and destroy operation against the PAVN B-3 Front Fishhook and Parrot's Beak areas of Kampong Cham and Svay Rieng Provinces, eastern Cambodia May 5 – 9 Operation Cavalier Beach Transfer of command of I Corps from III MAF to XXIV Corps. XXIV Corps Headquarters moved from Phu Bai to Camp Horn. III MAF moved to Camp Hawkins May 6 - 14 Operation Toan Thang 44 1st and 2nd Brigades, 25th Infantry Division, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and ARVN Airborne Division operation against PAVN Base Areas 353, 354, and 707 north and northeast of Tây Ninh 1017 119 May 6 - June 27 Operation Toan Thang 45 3/1 Cavalry and 5th Battalion, 12th Infantry Regiment operation against PAVN Base Areas 350 and 351 northern borders of Bình Long and Phước Long Provinces 1017 119 May 7 - 12 Operation Toan Thang 500 6th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment search and destroy operations around FSB Seminole Parrot's Beak region of Svay Rieng Province, Cambodia 159 7 May 8 – June 11 Operation Concrete II 7th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment reconnaissance and ambush operation in Phước Tuy Province May 9 Operation Cuu Long I ARVN 9th Division, 21st Division, 5 Armored Cavalry Squadrons and Republic of Vietnam Marine Corps airborne, amphibious and mechanized operation to clear the banks of the Mekong River to allow access to a fleet of over 100 ships to evacuate 17,300 Vietnamese civilians from Phnom Penh and to clear the supply route from Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham Mekong River May 14 – 27 Operation Binh Tay II Phase II of the Cambodian Incursion. ARVN 40th and 47th Regiments 22nd Division were inserted by helicopter to attack PAVN Base Area 701 while the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment attacked across the border from Darlac Province into Ratanakiri Province eastern Cambodia May 14 – 28 Operation Cheadle Blue 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment operation Pleiku Province May 15 – 25 Operation Ashfield 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/RNZIR (ANZAC) reconnaissance and ambush operation May 15 - 25 Operation Wayne Jump 1st Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and search operation Kon Tum Province May 15 – 30 Operation Barbara Glade I Special Forces intelligence gathering operation Khe Sanh plateau and Đa Krông river valley May 15 – June 28 Operation Bold Lancer II 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division search and destroy operation Cambodia May 16 – 24 Operation Cuu Long II ARVN 9th Division, 21st Division, 4th Armored Brigade, 4th Ranger Group and Chau Doc Regional Forces and Popular Forces and FANK operation to clear PAVN forces Takéo and along Route 2 and Route 3 613 36 May 18 – 30 Operation Fredenhall Gold 4th Infantry Division security operation Pleiku Province May 18 – Oct 12 Operation Putnam Paragon 2nd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division clear and