Yankee Station
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Yankee Station was a key U.S. Navy carrier operations area in the Gulf of Tonkin used as a launch point for air missions during the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yankee Station canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy carrier operating area
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Vietnam War location ⓘ naval operations area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
aircraft carriers
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carrier air wings ⓘ naval aviation ⓘ |
| callSignOrigin | NATO phonetic alphabet word "Yankee" ⓘ |
| commandStructure | under Seventh Fleet command ⓘ |
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | U.S. containment policy in Asia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Gulf of Tonkin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| logisticsRole |
coordination point for carrier rotations
ⓘ
staging area for sustained air operations ⓘ |
| militaryBranchContext | naval aviation operations area ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in U.S. air war over North Vietnam
ⓘ
sustained carrier-based air campaigns ⓘ |
| operationalDuring |
Operation Linebacker
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Linebacker II NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Rolling Thunder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. carrier task force operations in Vietnam ⓘ |
| relativePosition |
east of North Vietnam
ⓘ
off the coast of Vietnam ⓘ |
| role |
carrier strike operations hub
ⓘ
launch point for air missions ⓘ naval aviation staging area ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| status | no longer active ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Asia theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| typeOfOperations |
armed reconnaissance
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combat air operations ⓘ interdiction missions ⓘ strike operations ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Navy
ⓘ
United States Seventh Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air strikes against North Vietnam
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close air support missions ⓘ electronic warfare missions ⓘ reconnaissance missions ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
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