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PBR on patrol in Vietnam with its front facing twin, and rear facing single .50-caliber machine guns, and mid-ship 40 mm grenade launcher clearly visible. In response to the deficiencies of the Republic of Vietnam Navy (RVNN), [5] on 18 December 1965 the U.S. Navy established Operation Game Warden and placed Task Force 116 in command. [6]
Patrol Boat, Riverine, or PBR, is the United States Navy designation for a small rigid-hulled patrol boat used in the Vietnam War from March 1966 until 1975. They were deployed in a force that grew to 250 boats, the most common craft in the River Patrol Force, Task Force 116, and were used to stop and search river traffic in areas such as the Mekong Delta, the Rung Sat Special Zone, the Saigon ...
In total, Sealords employed 586 American vessels of the Coastal Surveillance Force (Task Force 115), the River Patrol Force (TF 116), and the Mobile Riverine Assault Force (TF 117). Complementing the American naval contingent were the RVNN's 655 ships, assault craft, patrol boats and other vessels. [4]
River Patrol Force (TF-116) 5th Division 18th Division 25th Division Airborne Division: 1st Division 5th Division 7th Division 9th Division: Casualties and losses United States 1,798 killed: U.S. body count: 25,428 killed 10,724 captured 10,285 individual and 2,307 crew-served weapons recovered
River Patrol Force (TF-116) 5th Division 18th Division 25th Division Airborne Division: 1st Division 5th Division 7th Division 9th Division: Casualties and losses; 685 killed: U.S body count: 14,479 killed 5,406 individual and 586 crew-served weapons recovered
In 1966, River Patrol Force (Task Force 116) operated river patrol boats on counterinsurgency operations in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam in Operation Game Warden. The task force utilized small watercraft far up the Mekong River into Laos and supported the Amphibious Ready Groups operating on South Vietnam's river such as Operation Market ...
The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Boatswain's Mate First Class James Elliott Williams (NSN: 9908934), United States Navy, for extraordinary heroism on 15 January 1967 while serving with River Section 531, River Squadron FIVE, Task Force 116 (TF-116), and friendly foreign forces during ...
Later, the UDTs supported the Amphibious Ready Groups operating on South Vietnam's rivers creating a River Patrol Force (Task Force 116) of UDT's that operated River Patrol Boats. UDTs manned riverine patrol craft and help went ashore to demolish obstacles and enemy bunkers.