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	Operation Frequent Wind
		Operation "Frequent Wind," the emergency evacuation of the last Americans in Saigon was under way.
		The rescue operation had been delayed as long as possible-too long, in the view of many Pentagon officials.
		As the operation continued, many helicopters came under fire.
	www.fallofsaigon.org /woods.htm (1840 words)

	Thomaston
		Serving with the Amphibious Force of the 7th Fleet, she participated in special operations in the South China Sea from 22 April to 5 May. A second special operation in the South China Sea—again with the Amphibious Ready Group, 7th Fleet—took place in late August and early September.
		During her operations at the latter port, Thomaston demonstrated to the Army the versatility of the Landing Ship Dock by serving as an effective repair ship with a built-in drydock.
		These operations resulted in the capture of significant numbers of weapons and stores and the destruction of operating bases and installations from which the enemy had launched attacks against other "friendly forces." During "Swift Play," Thomaston came under shore battery fire for a brief time.
	www.history.navy.mil /danfs/t5/thomaston.htm (2064 words)

	Eagle-Pull
		This is the USS Midway CVA-41 with a complement of Marine CH-53 helicopters enroute to Saigon for the evacuation.
		Operation Frequent Wind was one of the largest Naval Fleets ever assembled after World War II, with over 70 ships.
		After considerable political prevarication, Operation 'Frequent Wind' got underway on the afternoon of 29 April with the insertion of a Marine security force to guard the principal extraction site at the Defense Attaché’s Office (DAO) compound, adjacent to Tan Son Nhut airfield.
	www.usskawishiwi.org /Vietnam/Eagle-Pull.html (552 words)

	Command Chronology
		Since the operation was gaining momentum and a part of the 33rd MAU's Staff was still aboard the USS Blue Ridge the major planning component of the 33rd MAU's Staff was then reassigned aboard the USS Blue Ridge.
		The operation envisioned was a monumental helicopter undertaking employing three carriers, one LPH and two CVA's, all with a full compliment of either Marine or Air Force Helicopters.
		BLT 1/9 was likewise tasked to support the same requirements, since the operation had gained greater complexity due to the increased enemy threat and the greater number of refugees being considered for evacuation at Vung Tau.
	1stbn4thmarines.com /AFTACTREP/1975/evac.htm (2789 words)

	The Fall of Saigon
		Fortunately, two evacuation operations were already in action, and the execution of the third was in the hands of professionals.
		The first of these, Operation Babylift, had been conducted between April 4 and 14, and some 2,600 Vietnamese children were taken to the United States to be adopted.
		Frequent Wind turned out to be the helicopter evacuation of Saigon from the Defense Attaché's Office at Tan Son Nhut and from the embassy compound itself.
	www.afa.org /magazine/april2000/0400saigon.asp (4032 words)

	Midway History and Events
		On March 1, 1946 The USS Midway weighed anchor at Hampton Roads, VA and set course for Operation Frostbite, in the icy waters of Davis Straits between Labrador and Greenland.
		The purpose of Operation Sandy was to see if a large rocket could be launched from the deck of an aircraft carrier with little to no modifications.
		Operation Pushover was a test at White Sands, New Mexico prior to Operation Sandy to see what damage would happen if a V-2 catastrophically failed during launch from the deck.
	www.cv41.org /cv41.html (1854 words)

	Combat Action Ribbon
		Awarded to members of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard (when the Coast Guard or units thereof operate under the control of the Navy) in the grade of captain/colonel and junior thereto, who have actively participated in ground or surface combat.
		Personnel in Riverine and coastal operations, assaults, patrols, sweeps, ambushes, convoys, amphibious landings, and similar activities who have participated in fire fights are eligible.
		Personnel in clandestine or special operations such as reconnaissance and SEAL teams are eligible when the risk of enemy fire was great and was expected to be encountered.
	www.3rdmarines.net /combat_action_ribbon.htm (621 words)

	Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
		This medal is authorized for U.S. military operations, U.S. operations in direct support of the United Nations, and U.S. operations of assistance for friendly foreign nations.
		Operation, area of operations, and direct support are defined in the glossary.
		The area of operations is the area from 20 degrees north latitude northward to 30 degrees, 30 minutes, north latitude and from 46 degrees, 36 minutes, east longitude eastward to 63 degrees east longitude.
	www.americal.org /awards/afem.htm (615 words)

	Vietnam War United States Air Force History
		Operation Linebacker II operations were initiated on 18 December 1972.
		The primary objective of the bombing operation would be to force the North Vietnamese government to enter into purposeful negotiations concerning a cease-fire agreement.
		The operation employed air power to its maximum capabilities in an attempt to destroy all major target complexes such as radio stations, railroads, power plants, and airfields located in the Hanoi and Haiphong areas.
	www.paperlessarchives.com /vw__usaf.html (4535 words)

	USS Thomaston (LSD 28)
		On hand in Santa Barbara, Calif., from 2 to 9 July, for the Semana Nautica Celebration, THOMASTON returned to the Hawaiian Islands and participated in three landing exercises in the autumn before returning to the west coast to conduct exercises off the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton, Calif., during the spring of 1957.
		Making port at San Diego on 21 November, THOMASTON operated locally and trained through the early fall of 1964, when she sailed for the Philippines on 26 October to commence another WestPac deployment.
		During this operation -- for which the ship received the Meritorious Unit Commendation -- THOMASTON received evacuees via helicopter, landing "choppers" as large as CH-46's on her flight deck aft.
	navysite.de /ships/lsd28.htm (2200 words)

	Fall of Saigon
		U.S. commander General William Westmoreland was in charge of all operations during the Vietnam War until 1968.
		The NVA were closing in on Saigon, which forced President Ford to order an immediate evacuation of American civilians and South Vietnamese refugees in Operation Frequent Wind.
		Operation Frequent Winds 29-30 April 1975 closed the US involvement in the Vietnam War.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1880.html (967 words)

	Tusculum Alumnus Featured In MSNBC Program To Air April 30
		During the Vietnam conflict, Schoener participated in both Operation Eagle Pull and Operation Frequent Wind.
		Operation Eagle Pull took place on April 12, 1975, and involved the evacuation of 287 U.S. and foreign nationals from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
		Operation Frequent Wind, a helicopter evacuation effort that removed U.S. personnel from Saigon, began on April 29, 1975, and ended 20 hours later on April 30.
	www.tusculum.edu /pr/releases/oldsite/chicschoener.html (425 words)

	And Just How Many Countries Have We Attacked?, by James Glaser
		There were no countries that surprised me, however the thing that really caught my eye were the names assigned to some of these operations.
		Operation Urgent Fury, when we took on that powder keg in Grenada.
		While in Vietnam I went on several operations like "Dewey Canyon 2" and the Vietnam war had hundreds if not thousands of operations, but these eligibility operations are from different countries in different years.
	www.antiwar.com /orig/glaser2.html (531 words)

	III Marine Expeditionary Force - Federation of American Scientists
		III MEF units were instrumental in the success of Operation Sea Angel in Bangladesh, and during disaster relief operations in the Republic of the Philippines following the eruption of Mount Pinatubo.
		On 7 May, ground and air operations ceased, the last ground troops sailed in June, and the 3d MAB was subsequently deactivated.
		Combat operations were replaced by regional exercises, which allowed training opportunities in a variety of countries.
	www.fas.org /main/content.jsp?formAction=297&contentId=261 (2536 words)

	Post-News Educational Services - The Fall of Saigon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		James Kean and the last hours of operation Frequent Wind, the code name for the evacuation.
		As you learned, the name of the operation to evacuate the embassy was Frequent Wind.
		Follow the links in that section to see pictures from the operation, and find out why many helicopters were tossed overboard.
	www.postnewseducation.com /indexmy1.shtml (750 words)

	OPERATION FREQUENT-WIND (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The operation went very smoothly, and all aircraft and personnel were back on board by 1230.
		Therefore, the operation was necessarily renamed "FREQUENT WIND." On 18 April, we were suddenly placed on a 4-hour alert status.
		At approximately 0830, 30 April 1975, Operation "Frequent Wind" ended when Marine CH-46s carried the last Marines off the Embassy roof in downtown Saigon.
	ships.bouwman.com /Navy/SubicBay/FREQUENT-WIND.html (2660 words)

	Last Chopper Out of Saigon -- Monday, May. 12, 1975 -- Page 1 -- TIME
		The rescue operation had been delayed as long as possible—too long, in the view of many Pentagon officials.
		Scarcely two hours after the meeting ended with no decision, Ford learned that two C-130s attempting to land at Tan Son Nhut had been waved off; the airport was blocked by thousands of panicky South Vietnamese.
		By then all of Ford's advisers, including Martin, agreed that it had to be "Option Four." At 10:45 p.m., the President ordered Operation Frequent Wind to begin.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,917411-1,00.html (776 words)

	Vietnam Service Medal Display Recognition
		In addition, personnel serving in Thailand, Laos or Cambodia in direct support of operations in Vietnam during the same time period also were eligible for the medal.
		Personnel that were awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for participating in Operation Frequent Wind from 29-30 April 1975 are now entitled to exchange it for the Vietnam Service Medal per section 542 in public law 107-314.
		Operation Frequent Wind, 29-30 april 1975, will be reflected as the 18th campaign under the Vietnam Campaign.
	www.amervets.com /replacement/vn.htm (1906 words)

	Thomaston (LSD-28)
		Serving with the Amphibious Force of the 7th Fleet; she participated in special operations in the South China Sea from 22 April to 5 May. A second special operation in the South China Sea -- again with the Amphibious Ready Group, 7th Fleet -- took place in late August and early September.
		The ship then headed back to the western Pacific and operated out of Subic Bay from 28 July through the end of the deployment.
		Civilians embarked during "Frequent Wind" were debarked at Subic Bay.
	www.hazegray.org /danfs/amphib/lsd28.htm (2087 words)

	USS Tuscaloosa (LST 1187) - Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Tuscaloosa engaged in local operations and amphibious exercises off the California coast into mid-1973 before she again deployed to WestPac on 29 August, her holds filled with Project "Handclasp" material for delivery to communities in the Philippines.
		Tuscaloosa later participated in Operation "Pagasa II" in conjunction with units of the Philippine Navy and operated out of Subic Bay for the remainder of the year with calls at Hong Kong and Kaohsiung, Taiwan on her itinerary.
		She conducted another deployment to the western Pacific during the period 29 March to 17 November 1977 and spent the period 3 February to 10 December 1978 in regular overhaul at San Diego.
	www.burok.org /tuscaloosa/history.htm (1327 words)

	AV8R Stuff - Military Patches & Emblems
		This is the detachment patch for the "land-based" Prowler squadron that went over to Incirlik, Turkey for support in Operation Northern Watch in late '00-'01.
		They are supplemented by the USAF and support Air Force operations, but fall under the direction of the Navy.
		This is the 1991 Operation Desert Storm Cruise patch for the USS Midway (CV-41) and Airwing 5 (CVW-5).
	www.av8rstuff.com /cruise1.html (311 words)

	vietnam - CombatACE Forum
		During Operation Frequent Wind, the North Vietnamese Army shoot down a couple of the helicopters carrying American Civilians.
		In the midst of the chaos of Operation Frequent Wind, a flight of UH-1 helicopters were shot down by North Vietnamese soldiers.
		As part of Operation Frequent Fire, VF-1 Wolfpack, equipped with F-14A Tomcats has been deployed to the USS Enterprise.
	forum.combatace.com /index.php?showtopic=17246&st=0&gopid=67747& (4410 words)

	VFA-115 Eagles Super Hornet photo - Keith Robinson photos at pbase.com
		This certification meant that Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 115, the “Eagles,” was ready to train as an operational squadron in preparation for the Navy’s first operational deployment of Super Hornets in the summer of 2002 with the USS Abraham Lincoln battle group and Carrier Air Wing 14.
		Again MIDWAY and VA-115 would serve off the coast of Vietnam and in 1975, participated in “Operation Eagle Pull" and "Operation Frequent Wind" supporting the evacuation of Saigon as the country fell to communists.
		The squadron was chosen as the West Coast Intruder Squadron of the Year for 1985 and during 1985 and 1986 deployed again to the Indian Ocean with underway periods of 111 and 81 continuous days at sea, respectively.
	www.pbase.com /image/42727418 (1397 words)

	1975 The Evacuation
		By April 1975 it was clear that the collapse of South Vietnam was nigh; and a contingency plan codenamed 'Frequent Wind' (formerly 'Talon Vise') was implemented for the evacuation of the remaining US staff in Saigon and selected South Vietnamese personnel.
		Helicopter operations continued until 0835 on 30 April.
		During the day forty-eight VNAF Hueys, three CH-47s and an 0-1 Bird Dog flew out to the carrier fleet and were landed safely, many having to be jettisoned overboard immediately to make room for others.
	www.scarface-usmc.org /1975_the_evacuation.htm (529 words)

	Visions - A Personal Perspective
		A month later we were headed to Saigon for Operation Frequent Wind.
		The reality is that this plane killed Nystul and Shea and Captain Newman also died before he rotated after flying in Frequent Wind in another plane.
		These three pilots I trained with for Frequent Wind all died except for me. I was wondering if you would be interested in the real story of the last combat mission of the Vietnam war flown by two A/C not one solo helo.
	www.popasmoke.com /visions/image.php?source=15 (565 words)

	Operation Eagle Pull (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		If you served on Hannah during the final WestPac cruise you may be missing many awards, citations, and medals that you may not even know you were entitled to receive.
		It took the Navy, the Department of Defense and Congress more than 28 years to finally settle on what awards the crew was eligible for, but they closed the books with The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314—December 2, 2002), Section 542.
		Congress finally gave appropriate recognition to the sailors and marines who took part in the last Vietnam operation.
	www.usshancockassociation.org /VietAwardsInformation.htm (305 words)

	World Talk Radio American Indian Movement Today - Archives: Joseph Redbear (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		While in the Marines he served in Vietnam and Cambodia as special operations.
		He took part in the evacuation of Saigon known as operation Frequent Wind.
		He also took part in operation Thudd Ridge 2, a rescue attempt of American POW’s in Vietnam.
	www.worldtalkradio.com /hostbio.asp?sid=141&hid=189 (372 words)

	Conquest, Blood And Money
		Around the world thousands of incidents of nuclear plants, nuclear facilities, bombers, subs and ships are on record, but due to government and business secrecy, it is difficult to determine with certainty the extent of some events documented by government and non-government sources.
		Nuclear power plants for nuclear weapons production and energy around the world are contaminating massive amounts of water and land affecting the gene pool of plants and animals.
		And unlike the United States, Russia continues to produce limited numbers of new nuclear warheads, largely because its warheads are designed to have a far shorter operational lifespan and, therefore, must be replaced more frequently.
	www.rense.com /general63/conquestbloodandmoney.htm (1297 words)

	The 'Shock Waves' Painting and History
		In 1991, flying from the USS Ranger in the Persian Gulf, VF-2 flew Tarps recon, combat air patrol, and escort mission during Operation Desert Storm.
		In 1993, the USS Ranger was decommissioned, and VF-2 was one of three west coast squadrons chosen to upgrade to the new F-14D Super Tomcat.
		After seven combat tours to Vietnam, the USS Ranger was transferred to her homeport of San Diego, California.
	www.highironillustrations.com /aviation/shockwave_1.html (571 words)

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