Vietnam Crisis Operations
On 1 July 1965, Koiner departed Alameda, California for her new home port, Guam, arriving 28 July after a stopover at Pearl Harbor. On 6 August, she left for the first of three Operation Market Time patrols ending in December. The experience Koiner had gained during her patrols off the West Coast enabled the radar picket escort ship to contributed greatly to the surveillance tactics necessary to prevent the flow of supplies by sea to the Viet Cong.
During 1966, Koiner was again deployed for further "Market Time" operations off Vietnam. A seven-month WestPac cruise began late in February. Between patrols, the ship visited Hong Kong; Bangkok; Manila; and Kaoshiung, Formosa.
In late January 1967, Koiner participated in a gunfire mission after a brief in-port period in Japan. She then resumed her regular duties.
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