A 101st Airborne Division (AM) wide operation combined with airmobile operations to defeat VC/NVA main forces and infrastructure; conducted reconnaissance and surveillance; continued interdiction of the A Shau Valley; and assisted Government of Vietnam forces to assume a greater responsibility for combat and pacification operations within the divisions area of operations.
(HQ, 101st ABN DIV; Operation Report, Lessons Learned for Period Ending 31 October 1969; 19 November 1969)
Unit(s) tasked organized or under brigade control:
Operation Richland Square commenced on 14 August 1969 and terminated on 28 September 1969.
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