Operation Game Warden
E522364
Operation Game Warden was a U.S.-led riverine warfare campaign during the Vietnam War focused on interdicting Viet Cong movement and securing waterways in the Mekong Delta.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
ⓘ
riverine warfare campaign ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
disrupting Viet Cong supply lines
ⓘ
preventing infiltration of men and materiel ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | TF 116 river patrol operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Bassac River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mekong River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rung Sat Special Zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
United States Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Cong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | U.S. Navy river patrol force commanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1970 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Operation Giant Slingshot
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation SEALORDS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedBy | U.S. Navy Task Force 116 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | South Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development of brown-water navy doctrine
ⓘ
extensive use of small, fast patrol boats ⓘ integration of air and naval riverine forces ⓘ |
| objective |
deny Viet Cong use of rivers and canals for logistics
ⓘ
interdict Viet Cong movement on inland waterways ⓘ secure waterways in the Mekong Delta ⓘ |
| opponent |
North Vietnamese Army elements operating in the delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viet Cong guerrilla units ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Navy riverine warfare effort in Vietnam
ⓘ
brown-water navy operations ⓘ |
| result |
increased U.S. control of major Mekong Delta waterways
ⓘ
reduction of overt Viet Cong river traffic ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tactic |
boarding and searching civilian craft
ⓘ
establishing checkpoints on waterways ⓘ night ambushes along riverbanks ⓘ patrolling rivers and canals ⓘ |
| theater | Mekong Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. Seventh Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUnit |
PBR
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Patrol Boat River ⓘ SEAL platoon ⓘ UH-1 helicopter gunship NERFINISHED ⓘ river patrol force ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.