Code Name

Command

Unit

Time Frame

Comments

Delta

SF

October 1964 -  31 Jul 70

Det B-52.  Secret long range recon into enemy sanctuaries

DeSoto

Navy

CTG 77.6

Mar 64

Electronic Signal recon off NVN coast.  Maddox and Turner Joy were part of the operation that led to Gulf of Tonkin Resolution

Die Marker

USAF

1 Sep 67

Original program for electronic devices in Laos.  McEdsel said that Dye Marker is a barrier and that he does not "expect and trouble in Laos". Eventually became Igloo White

Dragon Lady

USAF

4080 SRW

March 64

U-2 program from Bien Hoa

Dragon Lady (New)

USAF

349 SRS

Feb 66

U-2R Rename and upgrade of 4080 SRW

Drop Kick

Air America

May 17, 1905

Term used instead of Mayday when pilot was down, to keep from alerting enemy that SAR was under way

Duck Hook

USAF

  Nha Trang

 C-123 ops in support of  agents operating in NVN

Duck Soup

USAF/    Combined

Plan to intercept and destroy a/c resupplying Pathet Lao/NVN forces in Laos

Duel Blade

USAF

Original plan to protect SVN with electronic fence along the DMZ, partially implemented in the form of Igloo White

Dump Truck

USAF

TFA

An antipersonnel detection program

Dutch Mill

USAF

Name for TFA building at NKP due to the "S" band antennas on top

Eagle Pull

Combined

11 Apr 75

Evacuation of the remaining personnel from Phnom Penh

Earth Angel Team

SOG

Teams composed of NVN defectors

Ekarad

SF

Early 60's

SF training program in Thailand of Lao d'infanterie forces for Laotion service. Troops returned to Laos Feb 62 for battle at Nam Tha

Eldest Son (proj)

SOG

Sabotage of ammunition, designed blow weapon apart when fired.  Later called Italian Green and Pole Bean

End Sweep

Navy/Marine

Late 1972

Mine Sweeping operations to clear NVN ports.  Progress was keyed to the release of POWs

Enhance Plus

US

Late 1972

Emergency transfer of supplies and bases to SVN gov control in advance of cease fire.

Erawan

SF

1 Nov 59

Thailand based training program for Lao officers

Exodus

US/RVN

1954

Movement of refugees south from NVN before the partition

Explosion

US

1962

Series of plans devised by Gen Harkins to overwhelm VC.  Due to lack of material support, intelligence and personnel, never carried out

Farmgate

USAF

6 Nov 61

First Air Commandos to SVN

Field Goal

USAF

MAAG-V/L

Apr 61 - Jul 61

Recon program over Laos,  RT-33s flying from Udorn, 23 Rcon Missions over Laos

Flamming Arrow

SF

Cross border recon program. never activated, teams absorbed by Daniel Boone

Flamming Dart

USAF

7 Feb 65

Retaliatory strikes for VC attack at Pleiku. US Jets attacked Army Barracks at Dong Hoi, NVN. 267 Sorties

Folder Mark

SF

July 01, 1968

Training program of Thai Troops for deployment to Vietnam

Footboy

SOG

1964

Overall project of covert operations against NVN, ended 1 Nov 68

Foreign Legion Tanker Task Force

USAF

January 01, 1965

First KC-135 Tankers deployment to SEA deployed to Clark with 4 a/c rotating to Don Muang, in support of Yankee Team

Freedom Deal

USAF   Combined

1 Dec 69

Air Interdiction Zone, Cambodia.Area west of the 20 miles ground ops limit.

Freedom Runner

SF

Training program for Cambodian Special Forces located at Lopburi

Freedom Train

USAF/   Combined

6 Apr - 7 May 72

Short bombing campaign of NVN, leading into the Linebacker ops

Frequent Wind

Combined

29 - 30 Apr 1975

Evacuation of US and selected SVN personnel from Saigon

Friday Gap

SF

July 1972-          31 Jan 73

Training pgm for Cambodian Special Forces

Game Warden

Navy / Coat Guard

18 Dec 65

River and waterway interdiction patrols.  General name for "brown water Navy" operations in the Mekong Delta

GAMMA

DIA Combined

Top Secret (Tine) project of mail intercepts aimed at Peace Activists

GAMMA

SF

1 Apr 68

Clandestine intelligence op targeted against NVA/VC base areas in Cambodia, part of Blackbeard pgm

Gate Guard

USAF

1 May 66 -  Jul 66

Special USAF, Navy air interdiction program in southernmost Laos and NVN

Giant Scale

USAF

Kadena

Photint, with secondary Sigint mission

Golden Eagle

SF

Mar 65

SF and Thai SF recon teams enterting Laos, Bolovens Platues, from the Thai side.Shinning Brass teams entered from the SVN side.

Golden Eagle

Combined

1969

Plan for US SF, Thai, and various tribal elements to harass NVN supply routes in Laos.  Never executed

Good Luck

USAF

1 Feb 69

Secret B-52 Missions in Northern Laos

Green Python

USAF

15 TRSq

Mar 65

First 4 RF-101s deployed to Udorn as part of Yankee Team

Greenlight Program

SF

Program for manned parachute delivery of small tactical nuclear device

Hardnose

Hmong

Surveillance of NVN infiltration routs by Lao tribesmen

Harvest Reaper

USAF

1967

Modification and preparations for F-111A SEA deployment

Hatched Force

SOG

code name for SOG platoons and companies

Havoc Force

7 Nov 66

Code name assigned by MACV to company siz probes into Laos

Haymarket Force

Combined

7 Nov 66

Code name for battalion size probes into Laos

Heavy Green

USAF

Udorn

1967

Heavy Hook

USAF

1st Flt Det

C-123 Team insertion and resupply. Pysops airdrop pf leaflets, TV sets, Radios, Giftsets, etc.  Radio intercept and relay.

Heavy Hurdle

USAF

Proposed bombing campaign in SEA.  Never executed

Hickory

Combined

SOG radio Relay and NSA signal intercept site located north of Khe Sanh

High Port

MACV

1967

Plan for  Division size ops against MCM trail

Home Coming

Combined

Jan 73

Operations in support of the release of 591 American POWs.

Hornet Force

Combined

Code name for Platoon size probes into Laos

Hub and Heel

USAF

Mar 1967

7th AF night interdiction concept employing several B-52 strikes on probable chockpoints(Hubs) followed by FACs flying over spokes (Routes)

Humidor (Proj)

SOG

OP-33

Psychological Studies Branch, Black Propaganda

Idealist

USAF

One of several names used for the U-2 high-altitude recon flights

Igloo White

USAF/ Combined

1 Dec 67

Program to place sensors along HCM Trail to monitor movement and facilitate air strikes

Iron Hand

Combind

Ops against ground threat radars