Category:Operation Jackstay

**Operation Jackstay**
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Point in time	6 April 1966;
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English: Operation JACKSTAY was an amphibious operation in South Vietnam, launched from the amphibious assault ship USS Princeton (LPH-5), that utilized surface borne and helicopter borne assault forces. It was a "search-and-destroy" mission that started on 26 March 1966. The scheme of maneuver dictated two phases over a period of about ten days.

Media in category "Operation Jackstay"

The following 18 files are in this category, out of 18 total.

A Navy gunner mans his 50 caliber machine gun on utility boat as it cruises in the Rung Sat zone of South Vietnam during Operation Jackstay. - NARA - 558509.gif 408 × 600; 144 KB
A Navy gunner mans his 50 caliber machine gun on utility boat as it cruises in the Rung Sat zone of South Vietnam... - NARA - 558509.tif 2,042 × 3,000; 17.53 MB
Bell UH-1E Huey of attacks sampan in Vietnam, April 1966 (USN 1115739-D).jpg 4,800 × 3,581; 7.74 MB
F-4B of VF-143 is launched from USS Ranger (CVA-61) in March 1966.jpg 5,720 × 3,911; 10.18 MB
HMM-362 UH-34 takes off from USS Princeton to support Operation Jackstay.jpg 1,019 × 1,280; 264 KB
HMM-362 UH-34s on USS Princeton before Operation Jackstay.jpg 1,299 × 1,655; 800 KB
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K-31448.jpg 1,131 × 793; 235 KB
K-31449.jpg 1,187 × 783; 249 KB
RA-5C of RVAH-9 on USS Ranger (CVA-61) in March 1966.jpg 5,708 × 3,935; 9.9 MB
Sikorsky UH-34D of HMM-362 aboard USS Princeton (LPH-5), 25 March 1966 (K-31431).jpg 5,663 × 3,892; 7.57 MB
UH-34Ds lifting off from USS Princeton (LPH-5) 1966.jpg 740 × 511; 258 KB
US Marines in small boats during Operation Jackstay.jpg 2,123 × 1,396; 210 KB
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USN 1117126.jpg 1,157 × 765; 317 KB
USS Princeton (LPH-5) at anchor off Vietnam, in March 1966 (428-GX-747-K31413).jpg 1,772 × 1,148; 863 KB
Vietnam....U.S. Marines, grouped in fours and fives in outboard motor boats, approach the beach in an amphibious assault in the Rung Sat Zone, 35 miles from Saigon. Rung Sat, infested with Viet Cong, is the target (...) - NARA - 558508.gif 600 × 410; 168 KB
Vietnam....U.S. Marines, grouped in fours and fives in outboard motor boats, approach the beach in an amphibious... - NARA - 558508.tif 3,000 × 2,048; 17.58 MB