Commando Hunt

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United States Air Force operation aerial bombing campaign military operation of the Vietnam War

Commando Hunt was a major U.S. Air Force bombing campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at disrupting the Ho Chi Minh Trail and North Vietnamese logistics in Laos.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Commando Hunt canonical	1
Commando Hunt I	1
Commando Hunt II	1
Commando Hunt III	1
Commando Hunt IV	1
Commando Hunt V	1
Commando Hunt VI	1
Commando Hunt VII	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force operation ⓘ aerial bombing campaign ⓘ military operation of the Vietnam War ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	airspace over Laos ⓘ
belligerent	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic	heavy use of night operations ⓘ reliance on aerial sensors to detect truck traffic ⓘ
conductedBy	Seventh Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force strategic air units NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force tactical air units NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Vietnam War ⓘ
countryInvolved	Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ North Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
endTime	1972 ⓘ
followedBy	Linebacker operations ⓘ
hasPart	Commando Hunt I NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt II NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt III NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt V NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Commando Hunt VII NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalStatus	conducted largely in secret from the American public at the time ⓘ
location	Ho Chi Minh Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ Laos NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFeature	one of the largest air interdiction campaigns of the Vietnam War ⓘ
objective	disrupt North Vietnamese logistics in Laos ⓘ interdict the Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ reduce flow of troops and supplies to South Vietnam ⓘ
opponent	Democratic Republic of Vietnam NERFINISHED ⓘ North Vietnamese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Pathet Lao NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	U.S. air interdiction campaign against the Ho Chi Minh Trail ⓘ secret war in Laos ⓘ
precededBy	Operation Steel Tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Tiger Hound NERFINISHED ⓘ
result	North Vietnamese adaptation with improved camouflage and road repair ⓘ significant damage to North Vietnamese logistics infrastructure in Laos ⓘ
startTime	1968 ⓘ
theater	Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedMeans	AC-130 gunships NERFINISHED ⓘ B-52 Stratofortress bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ electronic surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ sensor-based interdiction systems ⓘ tactical fighter-bombers ⓘ