Operation Junction City, Phases I-III AAR 30 Aug 1967

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FROM:Distribution authorized to U.S. Gov't.agencies and their contractors;Administrative/Operational Use; 26 May1967. Other requests shall be referred toDepartment of the Army, Office of theAdjutant General, Washington, DC 20310.

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CONFIDENTIAL O EDEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYOFFICE OF TH E ADJUTANT GENERAL

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IFLPLYP~i t fz ra(M) (21 Aug h7) 17ORTCT-RD-7 '30 August 19t)7

SUBJECT: -- 4.m & .-- +erR 4 era"Lon Junction City, Phase

TO: SEE DISRIBUTION .. AL

Forwarded as inclosure is a Combat After Action Report for OperationSJunct ion City, Phase I, II and III for period 21 Feb 67 - 14 May 67. In-formation contained in this report is provided to insure appropriate bene-fits iii the future from lessons learned during current operations, and may

be adapted for use in developing training material.BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF.T11E ARMY: - - "

.21KENNETH G. ICKHAMI Inc Major General, USA 1 ,as The Adjutant General !J .

DISTRIi3UTIOC)N: r.Commanding Gen'eralVUS Army Combat Development Command FEP 11- 19ML Commandants"US Army C, mmaiid and Gc:eral Staff College

US Army Var College-1S irs Army Air Defense School

US Army Armor School"US rmy Artillery and Missile School,S Arm'. Aviation SchoolUS Army: (1bemical Corps SchoolUS Arm', Civil Affairs SchoolI'S Armv Engineer SchoolUS Arm-- Infantry SchoolUS Arm" Intelligence SchoolUS Arm,. "'edical Field Service SchoolU7SArmy uilltary Police SchoolUS Arm% Ordnance Scho,,US Army Quartermaster 3,'ioolU'1 rm:: Security Agency SchoolI'S A.rm, Sinal School:JS A:rm:. Speci.al Warfare School, GPlU,.SIRlDUS Army Trarnsportation School WH|PARATEWROM

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Deputv Chiefs of StaffChief of Research and DevelopmentAssistant Chiefs of StaffChief of EngineersThe Surgeon GeneralChief of Conmunications-ElectronicsThe Provost Marshal GeneralJoint Action ConLrol OfficeOSD (SA), South East Asia ForcesCommanding Officer

68th Medical Group

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AVCA MB-GD-PO 26 may 1967TSUBJECT: After Action Report - Operation Ju.nction City (U)

TO: Assistant Chief of Staff for Force DevelopmentDepartment of the ArmyWashington, D.C. 20310

(U) In accordance with 44th Medical Brigade Regu~lation 1-5, the attachedAfter Action Report for Operation Junction City is forwarded.

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TEL. Long Binh 3326 DONALD MGRAYDOV"WAJ, SC1 Incl Adjutantas

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VCA --P 25 ilby 1967SUBJLCT: After Action heport Cner ,tion Juicmtion City (U) (68th Hod GOp), -. t..ti-ano ry DLvision-. -

v. ': r" .:.rry Lvis i.01a ",c 1 7 3a 4xzborne ..riv.udc.

"19,'th .g..t lnfIn'try . d, (3rp).c -.h Arwmrrd Cavalry ::!,Uiment (-).f. 3d LdL, .4 h Inf;ai ry DivisLoni.

U.,vicdl aniC 1ot Loei:,,tical Coii-6,vid support '-dlevints.

U. '.)iuinv thae Io. d I0 , adimission t,- date to the two primrarys1Ip~ortinU mad ia:.l i'aci].itij was as ; cllow.':(1) lfbrtry 1967.

21 2 722 25 1023 15 2124 36 1/.25 21226 33 4127 22 12212

18412"(2) March 1967.

1 16 192 15 273 9 164 66 5 237 1i 208 12 3.69 510 5211 25" 2312 5 1713 17 2214 16 1315 10 1816 7 5217 9 141.8 5 22CONFIDENTIAL


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AVCA Mfl-GD-P0 25 May 1967SUTJT: After Action Pzport - Opration Juncticn City (U) (68th Med GP )

19 10 1520 23 1721 15 2222 29 281 3 212 9 1325 14 1526 14 12P7 1 828 22 2229 i9 1530 19 1031 4212431 615

() April 1967.1 12 252 7 293 9 194 14 17.5 7 136 8 V..7 12 208 3.3 469 8 2710 1 2111 0 2212 3 1613 9 2414 0 1715 1 2716 3 917 15 2918 1 2019 6 1620 3 2421 2 15

22 2 2023 1 L136 518

b. Th e rapid rise in casualties during the initial phase was ranindica-tion of the action in the AC and the number of troops deployed. flow-ever, one note should be clearly recognized. Hospitals do not identifycasualties as having been injurejd as a result of one specific operation.

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AVCA iM-GD-PO 25 may 1967SUEJECT: After .c. on acport -Opo aion Jramntion City (U) (68th Med Gp)The above figurn-i wll include injirics that are not IR/LA, injuries notassociated in wiy inner with Ope5-ation Junction City but occurring in thearea supported :,y the hospital concorned, civilian casualtieLv, commonaccidents and r7iscella-icous medical conditions. Accurate, IRR'A statisticsfor specific cr.epatiors must be obt.-i!'ed from the tactical units concerned.

c. C. erjaion Ihnhattan c %inence4. on 23 April 1967 in an adjacentAO. The 1.SurgicaL. Hopital and 12th Evacuation Hospital providedprimary hosyLtal suppc.rt fo r casualties generated in this two divisionoperation. One (I) bricade (+) was the remain:.ng deployed force duringPhase III rf Operatior. Junction Ciuv7. The ca-svalty fig-res for the periodafter 23 April are not presented fo: this rcascn., Aeron:m]Iical supportcontinued to provide area coverage 2or bo'th Operation .hnhattan and theremiininr force of Juiction City.

6. ":,FGUO) Lessmon Learned:a. Field st.nby aeromedical support is only as effective as cowmvunica'zions fo r coordi:uited area cc.veraCe iwil allow. For examplc, a heli-copt,,r was placed at 'Ltum (X- 321"99) in srppo:L-t of the 173d .drborneBrigade. Li~mited rado range often precluded thc utilization of this shipby other units in thc Sameo enera:. AJ. Fiirer, the identification ,Lr':h aspecific battalion, I.rigade or di'.ision devolops into a sense of possessive-ness which tends to leiluce ti.e av-.ilab. _5ily vf the -.ircraft fo r area supporb. Radi.o operation durmin Junction City was on miltiple frequenciefo r receipt ef aerom.3i.ical.1 requests and contr:ol of aircraft. This indicateda need fo r single fr&,uoncy operations whereWj any requestor could transmita requirement for st.poort and those locations with the rczsource availablecould respond withaci the necessity for contitual frequency shifting. hotless tha. six (6) -:'..cuencics were utilized fa r the control of helicopterdispatch. ii'is pr.:blem hampered effective ae:.omedical support. It isrecomrmended that or& frequency be selected and, utilized by those units hav-ing an aeromedica:. lelicoptcr at their locatiot , and further, that onestation, specificLIly a representative of the ;roviding medical group, serveas IiCS and be empc,ered to utilize medical airgraft as required in order tomost effectively tacomplish the mission.c. A forward medical regulator/aeromegical controller is not

normally requirE * during an operation of less t1t_.n miulti-division size.SHowever, the fo.ard medical regulator/aeramedicl cntroller was utiY.zedmost effectiveli during Phase I and early Phase 11 of Operation JunctionCity. Utilizird, 11-1 and AWS* radio com~mnications, acceptable YIi cont,,ctwas maintained 'iith four of the five Oteployed division/brigade clcaringelements and t8Lree of thc~division/brigade base camp mcdical facilities.

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CONFIDENTIALAVCA MB-GD-PO 25 Ihy 196,7SUBJECT: After Action Report -- Opcration Junction Citv (U) (68th lMod Ga)Continual contact with the 6Sth iadi'al Group 1110, 45th Surgical Hospitaland 12th Evacuation Hospital was ~maintained on fdiSSD as previously indicatedThe most notable problem was multiple frequency ir.'i operations. Each divisionand separate brigade insisted on using their medical freqliency; thereforethe forwnrd regulator v:as continually changing frequencies in order totransmit acromedical evacuation roquests to the rce-ward fil'ld standby heli-copters. Often, helicopters were dispatched by the local g-ound elementwithout prior Inowledge of the rcgulator, resulting in two Ehips deployedon the same mission. The 'ollowing points are significant during large scaleopeiations.

(1) The forward medical re1ulator must be eoruipped with ade-.quate colmiunications equipment as must the division/bri.-ade iledical units.(2) '_iU gle frequency operations, basically a channel for receipiand dispatch of aeromedical rcqu


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