Vietnam War
- Arc Light (1965) — US B-52 bombing campaign in Vietnam
- Attleboro (1966) — U.S. and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) air mobile operations in Tay Ninh.
- Babylift (1975) — mass evacuation/airlift of orphans from South Vietnam to the U.S. and other countries
- Barrel Roll (1964–73) Template:Country data Laos (1952-1975) — the bombing of Laos by U.S. forces, to support the Royal Laotian Army and CIA-trained Hmong.
- Steel Tiger (1965–68)
- Tiger Hound (1965–68)
- Commando Hunt (1968–72) — U.S. bombing of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
- Bolo (1967) — Decoy mission to disguise the electronic signature of combat aircraft.
- Chopper (1962) — Major air mobile offensive near Saigon.
- Cedar Falls (1967) — Attack on National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam (NVA or Viet Cong) positions in Ben Cat (the Iron Triangle)
- Dewey Canyon (1971) — Offensive against NVA communication lines in Laos.
- Enhance Plus (1972) — Resupply of military equipment and consumables to the government of South Vietnam.
- Flaming Dart (1965) — Reprisal bombing attacks by the U.S. Air Force against NVA units.
- Frequent Wind (1975) — Helicopter evacuation of U.S. citizens before the fall of Saigon.
- Game Warden (1965) — first major U.S. riverine patrol operation. Later Swift Boat operations included:
- Ballistic Charge
- Beacon Star
- Beacon Torch
- Bear Bite
- Bear Claw
- Beau Charger
- Beau Diddley
- Beaver Cage
- Bold Mariner
- Boone
- Canyon
- Daring Rebel
- Deckhouse Five (1967)
- DeSoto
- Dragon Fire
- Fortress Ridge
- Seahawk
- Sea Tiger
- Market Time (1965)
- Hastings (1966) — U.S. and ARVN counter-offensive operations in Quang Tri
- Homecoming (1973) — repatriation of U.S. prisoners of war from Vietnam
- Leap Frog (1968) — Systematic canvassing of the opinions of senior ARVN officers by U.S. military intelligence on likely NLF actions.
- Menu (1969) — U.S. bombing of Cambodia
- Malheur (1967) — Twin phased Search and destroy operations in Quang Ngai
- Pegasus (1968) — Resupply and relief operations to U.S. Marines besieged at Khe Sanh
- Phoenix (1968) — CIA-organized assassination campaign against influential NLF operatives in South Vietnam
- Rich (1968) — Combined arms assault near the Ben Hai River in the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone
- Linebacker (1972) — Strategic bombing of Hanoi and Haiphong, and mining of Haiphong harbour.
- Ranch Hand (1961–71) — Spraying of herbicides (including Agent Orange) by aircraft and ground forces.
- Trail Dust
- Rolling Thunder (1967–68) — Bombing of North Vietnam
- Sealords (1968) — Mekong River delta and inland waterways campaign by the U.S. Navy in Vietnam
- Starlight (1965) — United States Marine Corps actions near Chu Lai.
- Sunrise (1962) — Relocation of Vietnamese peasantry around Saigon to "strategic hamlets."
- Tailwind (1970) — Alleged use of nerve gas against U.S. defectors in Laos.
- Toan Thang 42 (1970) — ARVN incursion into Cambodia
- Union I and II (1967) — American Marines in the Que Son Valley.
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