February 21, 1967 In one of the largest air-mobile assaults ever, 240 helicopters sweep over Tay Ninh province, beginning Operation Junction City.
A. The Operation Junction City Campaign Credit is authorized to all units and unit members who participated in the largest airborne operation in Vietnam and the largest airborne operation since World War II. The U.S. also attempted to consolidate its ground operations more efficiently.

II Field Force, Vietnam started the operation on 22 February 1967 (while Operation Cedar Falls was winding down). Operation Junction City By Terry Ward . Operation Junction City. I was assigned to the 6994 th Security Squadron from 1966-67. (Don’t confuse this with the US Army 1967 “Operation Junction City.” The ’67 operation was named after the Kansas town, “Junction City.” Google it, and you’ll find lots of info.) Not all of the units that participated in Operation JUNCTION CITY had a chance to participate in one of these pitched battles.

US paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 503rd Airborne Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, jump out of C-130 planes into War Zone C on D day of Operation Junction City in the Vietnam War, Tay Ninh Province, South Vietnam, February 22, 1967. U.S. support in the I Corps tactical zone, composed of five northernmost provinces, was to be primarily a Marine Corps responsibility; the U.S. Army was to operate mainly in the II and III Corps tacti… Operation Junction City was an 82-day military operation conducted by United States and Republic of Vietnam (RVN or South Vietnam) forces begun on 22 February 1967 during the Vietnam War.It was the largest U.S. airborne operation since Operation Varsity in March 1945, the largest airborne operation of the Vietnam War, and one of the largest U.S. operations of the war.

Operation Junction City; Part of the Vietnam War: Cedar Falls/Junction City area of operations: Date: 22 February – 14 May 1967: Location: War Zone C, Tây Ninh Province, South Vietnam. Operation JUNCTION CITY was a three phased military combat operation executed by United States Army forces and forces of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) against forces of the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army Its primary mission would be search and destroy to eradicate the Central Office of South Vietnam (COSVN) and Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army installations. pay dearly for the mistaken idea that they could overrun a BIG RED ONE position. [8]

Also, various installations such as Special Forces camps and airfields were to be built. Result: Inconclusive: Belligerents United States South Vietnam; Viet Cong; North Vietnam; Commanders and leaders; William Westmoreland; Jonathan Seaman; Bruce Palmer Jr. Cao Văn Viên; Hoàng Văn Thái; … JUNCTION CITY was to be the largest operation of the Vietnam war to date and the second one under control of II Field Force, Vietnam. After an initial blooding from 23–27 March 1969 during Operation Duck, three Royal Lao Army … For this purpose, it organized the U.S. Army Vietnam (USARV).

The overall operation employed a large contingent of forces: The 1st and 25th Divisions, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the 196th Light Infantry Brigade, elements of the 4th and 9th Infantry Divisions, South Vietnamese units and the 173rd Airborne Brigade. Total forces earmarked for this operation included most of the 1st Infantry Division and the 25th Infantry Division including the 27th Infantry Regiment (United States) \"Wolfhounds;\" and the airborne troops of th… The initial operation was carried out by the 1st (commanded by Major General William E. DePuy) and the 25th (commanded by Major General Frederick C. Weyand) infantry divisions, who led their forces to the north of the operational area to build the "anvil" on which the VC 9th Divisionwould be crushed. Other units contribute in important ways. Those who did made the V.C.