List of allied military operations of the Vietnam War (1971)


This article is a list of known military operations of the Vietnam War in 1971, conducted by the armed forces of the Republic of Vietnam, the Khmer Republic, the United States and their allies.
Date DurationOperation NameUnit – DescriptionLocationVC-PAVN KIAsAllied KIAs
Jan 1 – Mar 13Operation Greene Storm173rd Airborne Brigade operationBình Định, Phu Bon and Pleiku Provinces
Jan 1 – Mar 31Operation Greene Lightning173rd Airborne Brigade operationBình Định Province
Jan 1 – Apr 31Operation Keystone Robin Redeployment of the 1st Cavalry Division, 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division and 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment from South Vietnam to the United States
Jan 4 – 21Operation Golden Dragon IIROK 2nd Marine Brigade clear and search operationQuảng Nam Province1
Jan 11 – Mar 29Operation Upshur Stream1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Battalion, 1st Marines and 1st Battalion, 11th Marines search and destroy operationQuảng Nam Province
Jan 30 – Feb 5Operation Dewey Canyon II1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division, 101st Airborne Division and 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment operation to support the ARVN Operation Lam Son 719 effort to open Route 9 through Khe Sanh to the Laotian border and to reestablish Khe Sanh as a major combat support baseRoute 9estimated 75
Feb 2 – Mar 8Operation Ivy173rd Airborne Brigade reconnaissance operation
Feb 3 – Mar 10Operation Hoang Dieu 103III MAF, ROK 2nd Marine Brigade and ARVN 51st Regiment operationQuảng Nam Province
Feb 8 – Mar 25Operation Lam Son 719ARVN armored and airborne invasion of Laos with US airlift and air support along Route 9 to Tchepone to sever the Ho Chi Minh TrailRoute 921631529 ARVN KIA, 625 MIA, 215 US KIA, 38 MIA
Mar 1 – Jul 1Operation Finney Hill11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade operationQuảng Ngãi Province78193
Mar 1 – Jul 1Operation Middlesex Peak196th Infantry Brigade, 198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division operationQuang Tin and Quảng Ngãi Provinces463
Mar 9Operation Bright Light198th Infantry Brigade POW recovery operationQuảng Ngãi Province
Mar 13 – 27Operation Wasco Rapids198th Infantry Brigade and ARVN 2nd Division clear and search operation inSong Ve river valley, Quảng Ngãi Province
Mar 14 – Apr 21Operation Greene Sure173rd Airborne Brigade operationBình Định Province
Apr 8 – Jul 11Operation Montana Mustang1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division operation intended to locate and destroy enemy forces, eliminate VC infrastructure, conduct reaction/exploitation operations and assist in pacification and VietnamizationQuảng Trị Province9157
Apr 29 – Jul 1Operation Caroline Hill196th Infantry Brigade operationQuảng Nam Province
May 1 – June 30Operation Keystone Oriole Redeployment of three infantry battalions and one air cavalry squadron from South Vietnam to the United States
May 4 – 31Operation Toan Thang TT02ARVN III Corps operation to lure the VC with a regiment placed in Snoulnorth of Lộc Ninh on Route 13
May 4 – June 29Operation Quyet Thang 208ARVN 2nd Division and 71st Assault Helicopter Company operationQuang Tin, Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum Provinces
June 6–7Operation Overlord6–7 June 19713rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment pacification operation in Long Khánh Province
JulOperation Iron Fox2nd Squadron SAS, 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment and 4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment operation against the VC 274th Regiment121
Jul 1 – Aug 31Operation Keystone Oriole Redeployment of the 173rd Airborne Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States
Jul 1 – Oct 4Unnamed23rd Infantry Division operationQuảng Ngãi Province324
Aug 20 – Dec 3Operation Chenla IIFANK operation against NVA to reopen Route 6Route 63500+ claimed4500+ claimed
Sep 1 – Nov 30Operation Keystone Oriole Redeployment of the 23rd Infantry Division, 11th Infantry Brigade and 198th Infantry Brigade from South Vietnam to the United States
Sep 6 – 25Operation Lam Son 810ARVN operation with US support to disrupt the flow of PAVN suppliesnorthern Quảng Trị Province17575
Sep 18 – Oct 2Operation Ivanhoe4th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment/Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment security operation in northern Phước Tuy Province5-
Sep 28 – Oct 2Operation Katum3/1 Cavalry and 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment security operation for the withdrawal of US personnelFSB Katum, Tây Ninh Province
Dec 1 – Jan 31 72Operation Keystone Mallard101st Airborne Division redeployment from South Vietnam to the United States
Dec 26 – 30Operation Proud Deep AlphaUSAF and USN bombing operationsRoute Package 1 south of the 20th Parallel7