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Operation Rolling Thunder was a gradual and sustained aerial bombardment campaign conducted by the United States (U.S.) 2nd Air Division (later Seventh Air Force), U.S. Navy, and Republic of Vietnam Air Force (RVNAF) against North Vietnam, China and North Korea from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War.
On 2 March 1965, the United States Government launched Operation Rolling Thunder, a major bombing campaign, with several objectives.Firstly, the operation was supposed to retaliate against North Vietnam for their military activities inside South Vietnam, thereby raising the morale of the South Vietnamese people, especially the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN).
At the beginning of 1967 the United States was engaged in a steadily expanding air and ground war in Southeast Asia. Since its inception in February 1965, Operation Rolling Thunder, the bombing campaign against North Vietnam, had escalated in the number and significance of its targets, inflicting major damage on transportation networks industry, and petroleum refining and storage facilities.
False positives occurred during Operation Rolling Thunder, but the lack of recordkeeping makes a complete audit impossible. Intimidation, harassment, and misjudgment are easily hidden.
Operation Rolling Thunder: 2 March 1965—2 November 1968. [6] Operation Steel Tiger: 3 April 1965—11 November 1968. [7] Operation Arc Light: 18 June 1965—15 August 1973. [8] Operation Tiger Hound: 5 December 1965—11 November 1968. [9] Operation Commando Hunt: 11 November 1968—29 March 1972. [10] Operation Niagara: January 1968—March ...
On March 2, 1965, following the Attack on Camp Holloway at Pleiku, Operation Flaming Dart and Operation Rolling Thunder commenced. The bombing campaign, which ultimately lasted three years, was intended to force North Vietnam to cease its support for the Vietcong (VC) by threatening to destroy North Vietnam's air defenses and industrial infrastructure.
President Johnson approved Operation Rolling Thunder, the Joint Chiefs of Staff plan for the sustained bombing of North Vietnam. Over an eight-week period, U.S. warplanes planned to bomb fixed targets and interdict military traffic along roads in southern North Vietnam. Johnson did not immediately launch Rolling Thunder. [6]: 333–4 16 February
Operation Rolling Thunder is a weeklong search and seizure operation conducted by the Spartanburg Sheriff's Office and other assisting agencies to remove drugs and other forms of illegal ...