| CHAPTER II - THE ENEMY | |
| THE ROLE OF NORTH VIETNAM | 11 |
| The Leadership of North Vietnam | 11 |
| Relations with Moscow and Peking | 12 |
| Soviet Aid to NVN | 13 |
| Chinese Communist Aid to NVN | 14 |
| North Vietnam's Armed Forces | 15 |
| Viet Cong and NVA Forces in South Vietnam | 16 |
| NVA/VC Strategy and Tactics | 19 |
| INFILTRATION INTO RVN | 22 |
| Infiltration through Laos | 23 |
| Infiltration through the Demilitarized Zone | 24 |
| ICC Efforts to Check Infiltration | 26 |
| Infiltration through Cambodia | 27 |
| Maritime Infiltration | 28 |
| Exploitation of Stand-Down Periods | 30 |
| ENEMY OPERATIONS IN RVN | 31 |
| Operations in I Corps Tactical Zone | 31 |
| Operations in II Corps Tactical Zone | 38 |
| Operations in III Corps Tactical Zone | 42 |
| Operations in IV Corps Tactical Zone | 45 |
| ENEMY SUPPORT OPERATIONS | 48 |
| Enemy Logistics | 48 |
| Enemy Weapons | 51 |
| Enemy Intelligence | 53 |
| Viet Cong Tax Collection | 54 |
| VC EFFORTS TO DISRUPT GVN ELECTIONS | 55 |
| THE ENEMY SITUATION AT YEAR'S END | 58 |
| Footnotes | 60 |
| CHAPTER III - THE INCREASING TEMPO | |
| THE TROOP BUILDUP | 65 |
| US Army Buildup and Deployment | 65 |
| Free World Military Assistance Force Deployments | 82 |
| Additional FWMAF Support for RVN | 83 |
| Republic of Korea Forces | 86 |
| Additional Australian Forces for RVN | 92 |
| New Zealand Assistance to RVN | 94 |
| Philippine Assistance to RVN | 95 |
| Republic of China (ROC) Contributions | 97 |
| Thai Assistance to RVN | 98 |
| Spanish Medical Assistance | 100 |
| RVNAF Deployments and Strengths | 100 |
| The RVNAF Buildup | 101 |
| The Desertion Problem | 103 |
| ARVN Strength and Organization | 105 |
| Regional and Popular Forces | 108 |
| Civilian Irregular Defense Groups (CIDG) | 110 |
| National Police and Armed Combat Youth | 111 |
| VNAF Equipage Changes | 112 |
| VNN Buildup | 113 |
| Buildup of VNMC | 115 |
| RVNAF Training | 116 |
| National Training Centers | 117 |
| RVNAF Command Leadership Program | 118 |
| RVNAF Deployments | 121 |
| USMC Buildup | 122 |
| USAF Buildup and Deployment | 125 |
| USN/USCG Buildup and Deployment - the MDMAF | 132 |
| THE COMMAND POSTURE | 144 |
| Morale and Welfare | 144 |
| Living Conditions | 144 |
| Post/Base Exchange Program | 148 |
| The Rest and Recuperation Program | 150 |
| Out-of-Country R&R | 150 |
| In-Country R&R | 159 |
| Tour Length | 160 |
| Awards and Decorations | 164 |
| Uniformed Services Savings Deposit Program | 173 |
| The USO in RVN | 173 |
| American Red Cross | 175 |
| Postal Operations | 175 |
| Discipline, Law and Order | 178 |
| Military Justice | 178 |
| Criminal Acts Against Vietnamese | 184 |
|
Foreign Claims Against the US Government |
185 |
| Black Market | 186 |
| Corruption | 189 |
| Currency Control | 189 |
| Narcotics and Marihuana | 191 |
| Physical Security of US Personnel and Installations | 191 |
| The Threat to Saigon | 192 |
| Terrorism | 194 |
| Examples of VC Terrorism | 194 |
| Measures Against Terrorist Attacks | 196 |
| Port and Shipping Security | 197 |
| Security of the Nha Be Tank Farm | 200 |
| Airfield Security | 201 |
| Footnotes | 205 |
| CHAPTER IV - BROADENING THE LOGISTICAL BASE | |
| BACKGROUND AND CONCEPTS | 230 |
| SUPPLY | 236 |
| Common Supply System | 236 |
| III MAF Logistical Support | 238 |
| MARKET TIME and GAME WARDEN Forces | 239 |
| Transfer of HEDSUPPACT Functions | 239 |
| Common Stockage Objectives and Reduced Stockage Levels | 242 |
| Transfer of USA Logistical Functions | 244 |
| Supply and Distribution | 245 |
| Class I | 245 |
| Classes II and IV | 247 |
| Class III | 249 |
| Class V | 253 |
| Special Air Munitions Problems | 259 |
| 2.75-inch Rocket | 260 |
| Bombs | 261 |
| Other Air Munitions | 263 |
| Naval Munitions | 265 |
| Ground Munitions | 266 |
| Expedited Supply Procedures | 269 |
| Automatic Resupply System | 270 |
| USA Red Ball Express | 271 |
| USAF Speed Through Air Resupply (STAR) | 272 |
| USMC Red Ball Express | 272 |
| USMC CRITIPAC | 272 |
| US Navy Casualty Report System (CASREPT) | 273 |
| FLAGPOLE | 273 |
| HAWK Missile Parts | 274 |
| Non-Standard End Items for the 1st Cav Div (AM) | 274 |
| Machine Accounting | 275 |
| Traffic Management Agency | 275 |
| MAINTENANCE | 276 |
| 7th Air Force | 277 |
| III MAF | 278 |
| USN Component | 280 |
| US Army Vietnam | 281 |
| THE MILITARY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM | 284 |
| THE CASE OF THE M-16 RIFLE | 289 |
| THE MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND | 292 |
| LINES OF COMMUNICATION | 294 |
| Railroads | 294 |
| Ports | 296 |
| The Aerial LOC | 300 |
| COMMUNICATIONS | 306 |
| Tactical Systems | 306 |
| Integrated Wideband Communications System (IWCS) | 308 |
| Project 439L | 311 |
| SEAITACS | 311 |
| Project Talk Quick | 312 |
| Satellite Communications - Pacific | 313 |
| Radio Frequency Allocations | 314 |
| Propagation Problems - Time Block 2 | 316 |
| Security of Installations - Use of Civilians | 316 |
| TV and Radio in RVN | 318 |
| Television | 318 |
| Radio | 320 |
| Footnotes | 321 |
| CHAPTER V - MILITARY OPERATIONS - THE ROAD TO SUCCESS | |
| THE STRATEGY | 338 |
| GROUND OPERATIONS | 350 |
| Rules of Engagement | 353 |
| The DMZ | 353 |
| Laotian Border | 355 |
| Cambodian Border | 356 |
| Operations in I CTZ | 359 |
| Small Unit Operations in I CTZ | 369 |
| Operations in II CTZ | 371 |
| Operations in III CTZ | 380 |
| Operations in IV CTZ | 387 |
| AIR SUPPORT OF GROUND OPERATIONS | 390 |
| Air Support for Search-and-Destroy Operations | 393 |
| B-52 ARC LIGHT Program | 395 |
| DMZ Air Operations | 398 |
| ARC LIGHT Bombing Assessment | 400 |
| USMC Air Operations in I CTZ | 402 |
| Herbicide Operations | 403 |
| NAVAL OPERATIONS | 404 |
| Organization and Control | 404 |
| Operation MARKET TIME | 405 |
| The Point Grey Trawler Incident | 406 |
| The Point League Trawler Incident | 407 |
| Operation GAME WARDEN | 409 |
| SEVENTHFLT Operations | 410 |
| Air Operations | 410 |
| Naval Gunfire Support | 410 |
| Operations SEA DRAGON and TRAFFIC COP | 411 |
| AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONS | 415 |
| AIR OPERATIONS OUT-OF-COUNTRY | 420 |
| Weapons Employment in Laos | 426 |
| Photo Reconnaissance Out-of-Country | 427 |
| Extension of TIGER HOUND Concept to NVN Panhandle | 428 |
| USAF ROLLING THUNDER Operations in NVN | 429 |
| Footnotes | 436 |
| CHAPTER VII - PACIFICATION AND NATION-BUILDING | |
| FROM RURAL CONSTRUCTION TO REVOLUTIONARY DEVELOPMENT | 501 |
| The Rural Construction Program at Year's Beginning | 501 |
| US Planning for RC Support | 503 |
| The Ministry of Revolutionary Development | 506 |
| The PROVN Study | 510 |
| The RD Cadre Program Develops | 512 |
| A Critical Evaluation of the RD Program | 518 |
| Methods to Improve Revolutionary Development Support | 522 |
| The US Mission Reorganizes for Better RD Support | 533 |
| Measurement of Progress | 540 |
| RD Planning for 1967 | 548 |
| The RD Program at Year's End | 551 |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS | 554 |
| Background | 554 |
| Organization and Planning | 555 |
| The Chieu Hoi Program | 558 |
| Leaflet and Broadcasting Operations | 567 |
| Psyops Campaigns and Themes | 567 |
| Fact Sheet Operations | 571 |
| The Trail Campaign | 574 |
| Cambodia | 576 |
| Civic Action Programs | 577 |
| Medical Civic Action Programs | 584 |
| Medical Provincial Hospital Augmentation Program | 585 |
| Footnotes | 587 |
| CHAPTER VIII - CONTINUING CHALLENGES | |
| CHALLENGE AND RESPONSE IN RVN | 598 |
| From Political Crisis to a Constituent Assembly | 598 |
| Economic Problems and Solutions | 628 |
| Vietnamese Reactions to the US Presence | 640 |
| CONFLICT OF OPINION AT HOME | 646 |
| The US Government Position | 646 |
| Political Arguments | 648 |
| US Public Opinion | 653 |
| WORLD-WIDE REACTION TO THE WAR | 655 |
| India | 657 |
| Japan | 657 |
| Indonesia | 657 |
| France | 658 |
| The United Kingdom | 659 |
| Yugoslavia | 660 |
| Reactions to Hanoi-Haiphong POL Bombing | 661 |
| Asian Peace Initiatives | 662 |
| The Manila Conference | 663 |
| Footnotes | 664 |