Interdiction
History of Interdiction
Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Ho Chi Minh Trail photos
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Ban Laboy Ford & HCMT
Ho Chi Minh Trail Bibliography
Building the Ho Chi Minh Trail (JSTOR)
Ho Chi Minh Trail Report (JSTOR, 1972)
NVA Logistics in Support of Ops in RVN
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Use of Bicycles on the Trail
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Targeting the Trail (nucs)
Background
Road Watch Teams
Early Covert Action on HCM Trail
Keeping an Eye on the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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Reports From the Trail (Pathet Lao)
Tchepone
Route 9 (Laos)
Interdiction in Southern Laos, 1960-68 (e-book)
1968-72
Air-Grnd Ops Against the Trail
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Tiger Hound
VR & Interdiction Over the Trail
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Choke Points on HCMT
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A-26: Early Truck Killer
War Against Trucks (Southern Laos, 1968-72)
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Operation Shed Light (low-light sensor R&D)
C-123 Flare Mission (narrative)
Blind Bat Interdiction Mission ****
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Blind Bat Flare Mission
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AC-130's Over the Trail
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NKP Portal
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O-2 in Interdiction
Psychological Warfare Against the HCMT
McNamara Line: Bkgrnd & History
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History of McNamara Line
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Jason Project & McNamara Line
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Igloo White
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AF Mag
ADSID III
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"Bugging the Battlefield" (DoD video, 1969)
553 Recon Wg (Batcat) Portal
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Operation Tailwind
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Out of Country Ops
Fighting the War in Southeast Asia (61-73)
US Covert Actions & COIN (DoS, '64-'68)
DoS Documents: Laos
Vietnam 1966
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Operation Barrel Roll, 1964-73
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Air Force Magazine
Operation Steel Tiger (Laos, Apr 65-Nov 68)
Oprn Commando Hunt (Laos, Nov 68-Mar 72)
Operation Menu (Cambodia, Mar 69-May 70)
Laotion Civil War (Wikipedia)
1961: Superpowers' Involvement Deepens
1964: The Air War Opens
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Laos Crisis (1962)
Laotian History Timeline
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Laos Air Operations (1954-1970>
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Laos Air Force Ops (1948 thru 1964)
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CIA Air Ops in Laos
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War That Never Was
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Laotian Air Force
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North Vietnam Air Ops
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Reconstruction of an Air Battle (10 May 72)
Rolling Thunder & Law of War
Effects of Restrictive ROE on Rolling Thunder
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Broughton & Lavelle: Testing the ROE
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Gen. Lavelle and the Watergate Tapes
Wasted Airpower - Broughton
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Col Bill Norris
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Operation Bolo (AF Mag)
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Operation Bolo (Zampini)
Buildup to Bolo
Robin Olds: Mastermind of Bolo
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Maintainer's View of Bolo
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555th TFS & Bolo
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MiG Killers of the 432d TFW
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Lance Sijan Rescue Attempt
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Pardo's Push (w/ painting)
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Original (AF Mag)
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Earl Aman - the "Pushee"
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US Air-to-Air Victories
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Shootdown of Trigger 04 (29 Jul 72)
US Aces in Southeast Asia
Randy Cuningham, USN Ace
Steve Richie, USAF Ace
Steve Richie's First Kill
MiG Kill Narrative
"Swede" Larson Mission Narrative
"Swede" Larson Story
Shootdown of Trigger 4
The Thai Bases
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Air Force Magazine (Jun 12)
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Operation Linebacker II (Dec 72)
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Dec 12
Analysis of Linebacker II
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SAR Ops
Air Rescue Service (history: NMUSAF)
Search & Rescue in Southeast Asia (e-book)
Search & Rescue Ops in SEA 1961-75
Book Review (UA Review)
Summary of SAR Ops in SEA (pdf)
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First SCSAR Helicopter in SEA (HH-43: NKP, 65)
First SCSAR Unit in SEA (HH-43, CH-3: 1965)
First CH-3 in SEA (Jul 65)
HH-43 in CSAR (early)
Rescue Losses in SEA
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Dogwood 02 (Frank Tullo, 27 July 65)
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"Classic SAR" (Mu Gia Pass, Jul 67)
Rescue Inside NVn (5 Nov 67)
SAR for iLT Lance Sijan (11 Nov 67)
Boxer 22 SAR (5-7 Dec 67)
Bengel 505 SAR (9 Apr 72)
Icebag 01B SAR (Nov 72, audio tape)
Rescue of Bat 21 (Whitcomb, A&SPJ, Sep 04)
Book Review
Brave Jolly Green (Bat 21 rescue)
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Bat 21 (AF Museum)
Blueghost 39 & Bat 21 (Whitcomb)
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Rescue Narrative, Sophomore 50
Rescue of Vampire 26 (20 Aug 72)
Vampire 26 SAR Video clip
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Rescue in A Shau Valley (Misty)
Fiery Loss of Strobe 01
Rutan's Rescue
Gunfighter 82 SAR
RF-4 Rescue in NVn
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Rescue of Roger Locher (23 day E&E)
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Drone Rescue Story
Pedro: Rotors of Wood, Men of Steel
Pedro Crash Net
CSAR Print - Philip West
Flak Trap (SOG extraction, Laos '67)
Rescue of Hammer 51
Search for Jolly 23
JG 23 Map 1:250K
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Coast Gurad Magazine Story (pdf, p. 58)
Stacy Jones' Site (Bio)
Check 6 site
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Joel Talley, AFC (AF Mag)
Duane Hackney, Most Decorated PJ
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Gunships
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A Gunship History
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Fixed-Wing Gunships in SEA (CHECO Report 110)
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Ho Chi Minh
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