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Default 1st Cav, 1966 Operations

JANUARY
13-17 Jan. Op.Matador II, one Bn of 2d Bde, 1st Cav reinforces 1st Bde, 1st Cav in continuing Op. Matador
24 Jan.-6 Mar. Op.Masher/White Wing/Thang Phong II, 1st Cav; 1st Regt, CAP Division; 22nd ARVN; 2nd Abn TF ARVN search and destroy in Bong Son Plain and surrounding areas
28-31 Jan. Battle of Cu Nghi, 1/7, 2/7, 2/12 Cav battle 7th and 9th Bns, NVA Regt 22 (Op. Masher)
FEBRUARY
4 Feb.-6 Mar. Op.White Wing, operation rename
16-28 Feb. Op. Eagle Claw (Battle of Kim Son Valley), 1/5, 2/5 Cav clash with 18th and 22nd NVA Regts (part of White Wing)
MARCH
1-5 Mar. Op.Black Horse (Op. White Wing part 5), 2d Bde, 1st Cav search and destroy in Binh Dinh
7-28 Mar. Op.Jim Bowie, 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 2/5, 1/7, 2/7, 1/9 (1st Cav) search and destroy around Kon Truck,sweep of the Kim Son/Upper Song Ba/Dak Kon Bung valleys
14-21 Mar. Op.Buchanan/Wyatt Earp/Kam IV: 2d Bde, 1st Cav; 2/35 Inf security along Highway 19
21 Mar.-5 May Op.Benning/Trail Boss, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
25 Mar.-17 Apr. Op.Lincoln I/II/III/Mosby I, 1/8, 2/8, 1/9, 1/12, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cav); 3d Bde, 25th Inf; B/1/69 Arm search and destroy around Ia Drang and Chu Pong Massif.
27 Mar.-5 May Op.Buchanan II, 2d Bde, 1st Cav; 3d Bde, 25th Inf security along Highway 19
APRIL
21 Apr.-3 May Op.Mosby II, 1/5, 2/5, 2/12 (1st Cav) search and destroy, recon. in force and interdiction W. of Highway 14 between Pleiku and Kontum
26-28 Apr. Op. Bee Bee, 3d Bde, 1st Cav show of force around Bong Son
MAY
3-15 May Op.Lewis and Clark, 1/5, 2/5, 2/12 (1st Cav) recon. in force from Plateau Gi to An Khe
4-16 May Op.Davy Crockett/Binh Phu 3, 1/5, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cav), 3rd ARVN Arm Cav vicinity of Bong Son SF Camp, An Lao, Eagle Claw and Soui Ca valleys
10 May-31 Jul. Op. Paul Revere I/Than Phong 14, 1/14, 1/35, 2/35 (25th Inf) border screening/area control in Pleiku and Darlac with support from 2/5, 1/9, 2/12 (1st Cav), from Duc Co to Chu Amung.
16 May-5 Jun. Op.Crazy Horse/Bun Khe 66-7, 1st Cav, Capital ROK, ARVN between Vinh Thanh and Soui Ca valleys
JUNE
1-21 Jun. Op.Hawthorne/Dan Thang 61, 1st Bde, 101st Abn; 1/5 Cav, 1/42 ARVN, 21st Rgr ARVN search and destroy near Dak To, Tou Morong area vs NVA Regt 24
6-20 Jun. Op.Benning II, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
9-21 Jun. Op. Hooker I, 2d Bde, 1st Cav recon., security and search and destroy vicinity of Cambodian border, Pleiku and Kontum
19 Jun.-1 Jul. Op.Nathan Hale, 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cav) and 1/327, 2/327 (101st) search and destroy in Phu Yen near Dong Tre and Tuy Hoa valley
30 Jun.-31 Jul. Op.Benning III, 2d Bde, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
JULY
2-30 Jul. Op.Henry Clay, 1/8, 2/8, 1/7, 2/7, (1st Cav), 2/327 (101st Abn) recon. in force along Highway 14 to the cambodian border, Phu Yen, Phu Bon and Darlac provinces.
17 Jul.-1 Aug. Op.Hayes, 3d Bde, 1st Cav recon. and screening W of Dak To and Dak Pek
31 Jul.-2 Sep. Op.Benning IV, 1st Bde, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
AUGUST
1-25 Aug. Op.Paul Revere II, 1/5, 2/5, 2/12, 1/7, 2/7 (1st Cav), 1/14, 1/35, 2/35, 1/69 (25th Inf), ROK Cavalry Regiment search and destroy in Chu Pong Massif vs 32, 33, 66, 88 and 95B NVA Regts.
26 Aug.-18 Oct. Op Paul Revere III, 1/7 (1st Cav), 1/14, 1/35, 2/35, C/3/4 (25thInf), 2/8, 1/12, 1/22 (4th Inf) search and destroy, pacification around LZ Oasis, Duc Co and Plei Djereng
26 Aug.66-20 Jan.68 Op.Byrd, 1st Cav economy of force in Binh Thuan province. TF 2/7 Cav assigned for duration, based at Phan Thiet
SEPTEMBER
2-29 Sep. Op.Benning V, 3d Bde, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
13 Sep.-1 Oct. Op.Thayer I, 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 1/5, 1/9, 2/12 (1st Cav), 3rd ARVN Abn Bde, 41st ARVN Rgt search and destroy in Kim Son and An Lao valleys, Phu Cat mtns.
29 Sep.-11 Oct. Op.Benning VI, 2d Bde, 1st Cav security in Binh Dinh
OCTOBER
2-24 Oct. Op.Irving/Mang Ho 6/Dai Bang, 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 1/5, 1/7, 5/7 (1st Cav), ROK Capital, 22nd ARVN search and destroy around Phu Cat Mountain, Nui Mieu.
18 Oct.-30 Dec. Op Paul Revere IV, 1/5, 2/5, 2/12 (1st Cav), 2/8, 1/12, 1/22 (4th Inf), 1/14, 1/35, 2/35 (25th Inf) search and destroy along Cambodian border on southern boundary of Kontum Province, Plei Djereng
25 Oct. 66-12 Feb. 67 Op.Thayer II, 1/8, 2/8, 1/12, 1/5, 2/5, 2/12, 1/7, 5/7 (1st Cav), 1/14, 1/35, C/3/4 Cav (25th Inf), VNMC search and destroy in Kim Son and Soui Ca valleys
DECEMBER
1 Dec. Battle of Phu Huu(2) 1/9, 5/7, 2/12 Cav W. of LZ Bird (part of Thayer II)
9-14 Dec. Op. Rover, the evacuation of all civilians from the Kim Son Valley, was conducted by elements of the 1st Cav Div. Once the valley was cleared, it was designated a "free-fire" zone
27 Dec. Battle of LZ Bird, 1/12 Cav assaulted by NVA Regt 22 in the Kim Son valley (part of Thayer II)
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