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Operation Barrel Roll was a covert U.S. Air Force 2nd Air Division and U.S. Navy Task Force 77, interdiction and close air support campaign conducted in the Kingdom of Laos between 5 March 1964 and 29 March 1973 concurrent with the Vietnam War.^[1]

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Aerial bomb

An aerial bomb is a type of explosive or incendiary weapon intended to travel through the air on a predictable trajectory.

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Air America (airline)

Air America was an American passenger and cargo airline established in 1946 and covertly owned and operated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from 1950 to 1976. Operation Barrel Roll and air America (airline) are Laotian Civil War.

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Air interdiction

Air interdiction (AI), also known as deep air support (DAS), is the use of preventive tactical bombing and strafing by combat aircraft against enemy targets that are not an immediate threat, to delay, disrupt or hinder later enemy engagement of friendly forces.

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Aircrew

Aircrew, also called flight crew, are personnel who operate an aircraft while in flight.

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Airplane

An airplane (North American English) or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine.

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Airstrike

An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft.

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AK-47

The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikova (also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is an assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge.

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Antonov An-2

The Antonov An-2 (USAF/DoD reporting name Type 22, NATO reporting name Colt) is a Soviet mass-produced single-engine biplane utility/agricultural aircraft designed and manufactured by the Antonov Design Bureau beginning in 1947.

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Attack aircraft

An attack aircraft, strike aircraft, or attack bomber is a tactical military aircraft that has a primary role of carrying out airstrikes with greater precision than bombers, and is prepared to encounter strong low-level air defenses while pressing the attack.

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Attapeu

Attapeu (ອັດຕະປື), also written as Attopu or Attapu, is the capital of Attapeu province, Laos.

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Đồng Sĩ Nguyên

Đồng Sĩ Nguyên, also spelled Đồng Sỹ Nguyên, other name Nguyễn Hữu Vũ (1 March 1923 – 4 April 2019), was a Vietnamese soldier and politician.

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Battle of Ban Houei Sane

The Battle of Ban Houei Sane took place during the Vietnam War, beginning on the night of 23 January 1968, when the 24th Regiment of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) 304th Division overran the small Royal Lao Army outpost at Ban Houei Sane. Operation Barrel Roll and Battle of Ban Houei Sane are battles and operations of the Vietnam War, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, battles involving Vietnam, conflicts in 1968 and Laotian Civil War.

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Battle of Khe Sanh

The Battle of Khe Sanh (21 January – 9 July 1968) was conducted in the Khe Sanh area of northwestern Quảng Trị Province, Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam), during the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Battle of Khe Sanh are 1968 in Vietnam, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, battles involving Vietnam and conflicts in 1968.

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Battle of Lima Site 85

The Battle of Lima Site 85, also called Battle of Phou Pha Thi, was fought as part of a military campaign waged during the Vietnam War and Laotian Civil War by the North Vietnamese People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) and the Pathet Lao, against airmen of the United States Air Force (USAF)'s 1st Combat Evaluation Group, elements of the Royal Lao Army, Royal Thai Border Patrol Police, and the CIA-led Hmong Clandestine Army. Operation Barrel Roll and Battle of Lima Site 85 are 1968 in Vietnam, battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, battles involving Vietnam and conflicts in 1968.

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Battle of Nam Bac

The Battle of Nam Bac was one of the major engagements of the Laotian Civil War. Operation Barrel Roll and Battle of Nam Bac are battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War, battles involving Vietnam, battles involving the United States, conflicts in 1966, conflicts in 1967 and conflicts in 1968.

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Bell 204/205

The Bell 204 and 205 are the civilian versions of the UH-1 Iroquois single-engine military helicopter of the Huey family of helicopters.

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.

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Campaign Toan Thang

Campaign Toan Thang (Campaign Total Victory) was the first communist wet season offensive of the Laotian Civil War. Operation Barrel Roll and Campaign Toan Thang are battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War.

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Cargo aircraft

A cargo aircraft (also known as freight aircraft, freighter, airlifter or cargo jet) is a fixed-wing aircraft that is designed or converted for the carriage of cargo rather than passengers.

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Central Intelligence Agency

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), known informally as the Agency, metonymously as Langley and historically as the Company, is a civilian foreign intelligence service of the federal government of the United States tasked with gathering, processing, and analyzing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence (HUMINT) and conducting covert action through its Directorate of Operations.

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Cessna 185 Skywagon

The Cessna 185 Skywagon is a six-seat, single-engined, general aviation light aircraft manufactured by Cessna.

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Cessna O-1 Bird Dog

The Cessna O-1 Bird Dog is a liaison and observation aircraft that first flew on December 14, 1949, and entered service in 1950 as the L-19 in the Korean War.

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Cessna O-2 Skymaster

The Cessna O-2 Skymaster (nicknamed "Oscar Deuce") is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, used for forward air control (FAC) and psychological operations (PSYOPS) by the US military between 1967 and 2010.

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Charles Larimore Jones

Charles Larimore Jones (14 May 1932 – 23 November 2006),.

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Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

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Continental Airlines

Continental Airlines (simply known as Continental) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1934 until it merged with United Airlines in 2012.

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Dean Rusk

David Dean Rusk (February 9, 1909December 20, 1994) was the United States secretary of state from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson, the second-longest serving Secretary of State after Cordell Hull from the Franklin Roosevelt administration.

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Douglas A-1 Skyraider

The Douglas A-1 Skyraider (formerly designated AD before the 1962 unification of Navy and Air Force designations) is an American single-seat attack aircraft in service from 1946 to the early 1980s, which served during the Korean War and Vietnam War.

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Fighter-bomber

A fighter-bomber is a fighter aircraft that has been modified, or used primarily, as a light bomber or attack aircraft.

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Forward air control

Forward air control is the provision of guidance to close air support (CAS) aircraft intended to ensure that their attack hits the intended target and does not injure friendly troops.

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G. McMurtrie Godley

George McMurtrie Godley (1917–1999) was an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Laos 1969-1973, at the height of the Vietnam War.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of unconventional warfare in which small groups of irregular military, such as rebels, partisans, paramilitary personnel or armed civilians including recruited children, use ambushes, sabotage, terrorism, raids, petty warfare or hit-and-run tactics in a rebellion, in a violent conflict, in a war or in a civil war to fight against regular military, police or rival insurgent forces.

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Hanoi

Hanoi (Hà Nội) is the capital and second-most populous city of Vietnam.

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History of Laos (1945–present)

This article details the history of Laos from 1945 to the present.

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Hmong people

The Hmong people (RPA: Hmoob, Nyiakeng Puachue:, Pahawh Hmong) are an indigenous group in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC; Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), commonly referred to by its former name Saigon (Sài Gòn), is the most populous city in Vietnam, with a population of around 10 million in 2023.

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Ho Chi Minh trail

The Ho Chi Minh Trail, also called Annamite Range Trail was a logistical network of roads and trails that ran from North Vietnam to South Vietnam through the kingdoms of Laos and Cambodia.

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Honolulu

Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.

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James J. Stanford

Senior Master Sergeant James J. "Jim" Stanford (died 25 August 2012) instituted forward air control techniques for directing air strikes during the Vietnam War and the Laotian Civil War.

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John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to as JFK, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination in 1963.

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Joint Chiefs of Staff

The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) is the body of the most senior uniformed leaders within the United States Department of Defense, which advises the president of the United States, the secretary of defense, the Homeland Security Council and the National Security Council on military matters.

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Kingdom of Laos

The Kingdom of Laos was the form of government in Laos from 1947 to 1975.

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Korean War

The Korean War was fought between North Korea and South Korea; it began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea and ceased upon an armistice on 27 July 1953.

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Kou Kiet

Kou Kiet (translation: Redeem Honor; also called Operation About Face) was a major Laotian Civil War victory for the anti-communist troops of the Kingdom of Laos. Operation Barrel Roll and Kou Kiet are battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War.

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Lao People's Armed Forces

The Lao People's Armed Forces (LPAF; ກອງທັບປະຊາຊົນລາວ) or the Lao People's Army (LPA) is the armed forces of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the institution of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, who are charged with protecting the country.

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Laos

Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia.

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Lê Trọng Tấn

General Lê Trọng Tấn (3 October 1914 – 5 December 1986) was an officer of the People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) during 1945 to 1986.

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Leonard S. Unger

Leonard Seidman Unger (December 17, 1917 – June 3, 2010) was a diplomat and United States Ambassador to Laos (1962–64), Thailand (1967–73), and was the last US ambassador to the Republic of China on Taiwan (1974–79).

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Lima Site 36

Lima Site 36 (also known as LS-36) was an Air America and U.S. Air Force facility built in the village of Na Khang, near the Plain of Jars in Laos, during the Vietnam War.

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Lima Site 85

Lima Site 85 (LS-85 alphanumeric code of the phonetic 1st letter used to conceal this covert operation) was a clandestine military installation in the Royal Kingdom of Laos guarded by the Hmong "Secret Army", the Central Intelligence Agency, and the United States Air Force used for Vietnam War covert operations against communist targets in ostensibly neutral Laos under attack by the Vietnam People's Army.

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List of covert sites of the Laotian Civil War

Covert sites of the Laotian Civil War were clandestine U.S. military installations for conducting covert paramilitary and combat operations in the Kingdom of Laos. Operation Barrel Roll and List of covert sites of the Laotian Civil War are Laotian Civil War.

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Long Tieng

Long Tieng (also spelled Long Chieng, Long Cheng, or Long Chen) is a Laotian military base in Xaisomboun Province. Operation Barrel Roll and Long Tieng are Laotian Civil War.

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Luang Prabang

Luang Phabang, (Lao: ຫລວງພະບາງ/ຫຼວງພະບາງ) or Louangphabang (pronounced), commonly transliterated into Western languages from the pre-1975 Lao spelling ຫຼວງພຣະບາງ (ຣ.

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Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969.

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Maxwell D. Taylor

Maxwell Davenport Taylor (August 26, 1901 – April 19, 1987) was a senior United States Army officer and diplomat of the mid-20th century.

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McDonnell F-101 Voodoo

The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo is a supersonic jet fighter designed and produced by the American McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.

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Mekong

The Mekong or Mekong River is a trans-boundary river in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense, composed of forces from the United States Army, United States Navy, and United States Air Force, as well as their respective special operations forces.

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Muang Phalan TACAN Site

Muang Phalan TACAN Site (also known as Lima 61 Alternative or L-61A) was a U.S. Air Force facility built in the village of Muang Phalan, Laos, during the Vietnam War.

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Muang Soui

Muang Soui(In Lao: ເມືອງສຸຍ) (also called Muang Souy or Muong Soui) is a small town in Xiangkhouang Province Laos. Operation Barrel Roll and Muang Soui are Laotian Civil War.

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Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base

The Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Navy Base (NKP), formerly Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, is a Royal Thai Navy facility used for riverine patrols along the Mekong River.

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Napalm

Napalm is an incendiary mixture of a gelling agent and a volatile petrochemical (usually gasoline or diesel fuel).

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Neutral country

A neutral country is a state that is neutral towards belligerents in a specific war or holds itself as permanently neutral in all future conflicts (including avoiding entering into military alliances such as NATO, CSTO or the SCO).

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North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco

The North American Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is an American twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft.

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North American T-28 Trojan

The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s.

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North Vietnam

North Vietnam, officially the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV; Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa; chữ Nôm: 越南民主共和), was a socialist state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1945 to 1976, with formal sovereignty being fully recognized in 1954.

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Operation Commando Hunt

Operation Commando Hunt was a covert U.S. Seventh Air Force and U.S. Navy Task Force 77 aerial interdiction campaign that took place during the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Operation Commando Hunt are 1969 in Vietnam, 1970 in Vietnam, 1971 in Vietnam, 1972 in Vietnam, aerial operations and battles of the Vietnam War, battles and operations of the Vietnam War, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1969, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972, campaigns of the Vietnam War, conflicts in 1969, conflicts in 1972 and Laotian Civil War.

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Operation Lam Son 719

Operation Lam Son 719 or 9th Route – Southern Laos Campaign (Chiến dịch Lam Sơn 719 or Chiến dịch đường 9 – Nam Lào) was a limited-objective offensive campaign conducted in the southeastern portion of the Kingdom of Laos. Operation Barrel Roll and Operation Lam Son 719 are battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971 and campaigns of the Vietnam War.

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Operation Raindance

Operation Raindance was a military operation of the Laotian Civil War, staged from 17 March to 7 April 1969. Operation Barrel Roll and operation Raindance are battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War and conflicts in 1969.

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Operation Rolling Thunder

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 from 2 March 1965 until 2 November 1968, during the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Operation Rolling Thunder are aerial operations and battles of the Vietnam War and campaigns of the Vietnam War.

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Pacific Air Forces

The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM).

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Pagoda

A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia.

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Paksong

Paksong is a city in Laos on the Bolaven Plateau.

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Palace Dog

Palace Dog was a United States Air Force covert operation to support the Royal Laotian Government in its military operations during the Laotian Civil War portion of the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Palace Dog are Laotian Civil War.

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Paris Peace Accords

The Paris Peace Accords, officially the Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Viet Nam, was a peace agreement signed on January 27, 1973, to establish peace in Vietnam and end the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Paris Peace Accords are 1973 in Vietnam.

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Pathet Lao

The Pathet Lao (translation), officially the Lao People's Liberation Army, was a communist political movement and organization in Laos, formed in the mid-20th century. Operation Barrel Roll and Pathet Lao are Laotian Civil War.

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Pentagon Papers

The Pentagon Papers, officially titled Report of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Vietnam Task Force, is a United States Department of Defense history of the United States' political and military involvement in Vietnam from 1945 to 1968.

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People's Army of Vietnam

The People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN), officially the Vietnam People's Army (VPA; of Vietnam), also recognized as the Vietnamese Army (lit) or the People's Army (Quân đội Nhân dân), is the national military force of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the armed wing of the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Operation Barrel Roll and People's Army of Vietnam are Laotian Civil War.

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Phou Pha Thi

Phou Pha Thi (Phathi) is a "sacred mountain" in Laos "believed...inhabited by great "phi", or spirits and used for the clandestine Lima Site 85 military installation during the Vietnam War.

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Phoumi Vongvichit

Phoumi Vongvichit (ພູມີ ວົງວິຈິດ; 6 April 1909 – 7 January 1994) was a leading figure of the Pathet Lao and an elder statesman of the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

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Plain of Jars

The Plain of Jars (Lao: ທົ່ງໄຫຫິນ Thong Hai Hin) is a megalithic archaeological landscape in Laos. Operation Barrel Roll and Plain of Jars are Laotian Civil War.

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Project 404

Project 404 was the code name for a covert United States Air Force advisory mission to Laos during the later years of the Second Indochina War, which would eventually become known in the United States as the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Project 404 are Laotian Civil War.

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Project Waterpump

Project Waterpump (alternately, Operation Waterpump, or simply Waterpump) was a secretive support operation by the U.S. Air Force to train and nurture into existence the Royal Lao Air Force (RLAF). Operation Barrel Roll and Project Waterpump are Laotian Civil War.

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PT-76

The PT-76 is a Soviet amphibious light tank that was introduced in the early 1950s and soon became the standard reconnaissance tank of the Soviet Army and the other Warsaw Pact armed forces.

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Raven Forward Air Controllers

The Raven Forward Air Controllers, also known as The Ravens, were fighter pilots used as forward air controllers (FACs) in a covert operation in conjunction with the US Central Intelligence Agency in Laos during America's Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Raven Forward Air Controllers are Laotian Civil War.

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Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central

The Reeves AN/MSQ-77 Bomb Directing Central, Radar (nickname "Miscue 77") was a United States Air Force automatic tracking radar/computer system for command guidance of aircraft.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 37th president of the United States from 1969 to 1974.

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Richard Secord

Major General Richard Vernon Secord, Retired (born July 6, 1932), is a United States Air Force officer with a notable career in covert operations.

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Rules of engagement

Rules of engagement (ROE) are the internal rules or directives afforded military forces (including individuals) that define the circumstances, conditions, degree, and manner in which the use of force, or actions which might be construed as provocative, may be applied.

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Salavan (city)

Salavan (ສາລະວັນ) is the capital of Salavan Province in southern Laos.

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Sapper

A sapper, also called a combat engineer, is a combatant or soldier who performs a variety of military engineering duties, such as breaching fortifications, demolitions, bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, preparing field defenses, and road and airfield construction and repair.

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Seventh Air Force

The Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea) (7 AF) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Pacific Air Forces (PACAF).

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Simba rebellion

The Simba rebellion, also known as the Orientale revolt, was a regional uprising which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 1963 and 1965 in the wider context of the Congo Crisis and the Cold War. Operation Barrel Roll and Simba rebellion are conflicts in 1964 and conflicts in 1965.

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Sortie

A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'' or from Latin root surgere meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint.

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South Vietnam

South Vietnam, officially the Republic of Vietnam (RVN; Việt Nam Cộng hòa; VNCH, République du Viêt Nam), was a country in Southeast Asia that existed from 1955 to 1975, the period when the southern portion of Vietnam was a member of the Western Bloc during part of the Cold War after the 1954 division of Vietnam.

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Souvanna Phouma

Prince Souvanna Phouma (7 October 1901 – 10 January 1984) was the leader of the neutralist faction and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos several times (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960, and 1962–1975).

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Stuart Symington

William Stuart Symington III (June 26, 1901 – December 14, 1988) was an American businessman and Democratic politician from Missouri.

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Task Force 77 (United States Navy)

For decades, Task Force 77 was the aircraft carrier battle/strike force of the United States Seventh Fleet in the United States Navy (USN), a designation lasting from the final year of the Second World War until the disestablishment of the task force in 2000.

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Tet Offensive

The Tet Offensive was a major escalation and one of the largest military campaigns of the Vietnam War. Operation Barrel Roll and Tet Offensive are battles and operations of the Vietnam War, battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1968, battles involving Vietnam and campaigns of the Vietnam War.

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Udon Thani International Airport

Udon Thani International Airport is in the Nong Khon Kwang subdistrict, Mueang Udon Thani district, Udon Thani province in northeastern Thailand.

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United States Agency for International Development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is an independent agency of the United States government that is primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance.

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.

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United States Indo-Pacific Command

The United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) is the unified combatant command of the United States Armed Forces responsible for the Indo-Pacific region.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

The United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate charged with leading foreign-policy legislation and debate in the Senate.

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Vang Pao

Vang Pao (RPA: Vaj Pov, Lao: ວັງປາວ; 8 December 1929 – 6 January 2011) was a major general in the Royal Lao Army and later a leader of the Hmong American community in the United States.

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Vientiane

Vientiane (ວຽງຈັນ, Viangchan) is the capital and largest city of Laos.

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Vietnam People's Air Force

The Vietnam People's Air Force (VPAF; Không quân nhân dân Việt Nam (KQNDVN)), officially the Air Defence - Air Force Service (ADAF Service) or the Vietnam Air Force (Không quân Việt Nam (KQVN)), is the aerial and space service branch of Vietnam.

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Vietnam War

The Vietnam War was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. Operation Barrel Roll and Vietnam War are 1964 in Vietnam, 1965 in Vietnam, 1966 in Vietnam, 1967 in Vietnam, 1968 in Vietnam, 1969 in Vietnam, 1970 in Vietnam, 1971 in Vietnam, 1972 in Vietnam, 1973 in Vietnam and Laotian Civil War.

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Vietnamization

Vietnamization was a failed policy of the Richard Nixon administration to end U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War through a program to "expand, equip, and train South Vietnamese forces and assign to them an ever-increasing combat role, at the same time steadily reducing the number of U.S. combat troops". Operation Barrel Roll and Vietnamization are 1969 in Vietnam, 1970 in Vietnam, 1971 in Vietnam and 1973 in Vietnam.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barrel_Roll

Also known as Barrel Roll Offensive, Operation Barrell Roll.

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See also

1964 in Vietnam

1965 in Vietnam

1970 in Vietnam

1971 in Vietnam

1972 in Vietnam

1973 in Vietnam

Aerial operations and battles of the Vietnam War

Battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1964

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1965

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1970

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1971

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1972

Battles and operations of the Vietnam War in 1973

Campaigns of the Vietnam War

Conflicts in 1964

Conflicts in 1972

References