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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
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Forwarded as inclosure is a Combat After Action Report for Operation

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InCity, Phase I, II and III for period 21 Feb 67 - 14 May 67. formation contained in this report is provided to insure appropriate benefits iii the future from lessons learned during current operations, and may be adapted for use in developing training material. BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF.T11E ARMY: "

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DISTRIi3UTIOC)N: Commanding Gen'eral US V Army Combat Development Command Commandants "US Army C, mmaiid and Gc:eral Staff College US Army Var College Army Air Defense School US Army Armor School "US Army Artillery and Missile School ,S Arm'. Aviation School US Army: (1bemical Corps School

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Copios IurnishAd Chief out tat t (IS Army

Deputv Chiefs of Staff Chief of Research and Development Assistant Chiefs of Staff Chief of Engineers The Surgeon General

Chief of Conmunications-Electronics
The Provost Marshal General Joint Action ConLrol Office OSD (SA), South East Asia Forces Commanding Officer 68th Medical Group

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HUD EUARTW-N OTEAN -PO 96491 26 may 1967 Operation Ju.nction City (U)

TO:

Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development Department of the Army Washington, D.C. 20310

(U) In accordance with 44th Medical Brigade Regu~lation 1-5, the attached After Action Report for Operation Junction City is forwarded. FOR THE COANDF.R:

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DONALD M GRAYDOV" WAJ, MSC Adjutant

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1. (C) Operation :unotion City, paamie'l three phase operaLt'on, coMenced O/A 21 Febru.y :.967 and torminated at 424001Ly67. a. b. Mjay 67 C. Phase I. Phase II. Phase II. dOrnsanced O/A 2.. Fob 67, en termainated O/A 14 Mar 67. Cowrinced 0/A 15 Aar 67, aEud terminated O/A 15 Apr 67. Commenced O/A .15 Apr 47, %nd terminated au 142400 f

2. (U) IMission: The 68th Medica2. Grou provide4 field army level medical scervice, io. hosp!'.taLf.zation, evo.tuatior and mnod!cv.l regulating of patients in support of JS Fvrccs in the same maner as Nx, other US Forces within a given AO, 3. (FOUO) a. Mediccl Support was prcvided as follows: atirn.

HospiLala

(1) :.upport was p:ovidcd bW the 45th tuagical Hospital, ;riua:.y Tay Vlinh (XT 150525) and tli.i 12th Lvacuition HoIpital (LT 525135). (2) 13ackip a,-,ort was p vided by the following hospitals. (a) (b) (c) (d) b. 3d Sirgica2 Hosptal, 3d F:T'.,ld Hospitai, Bien Hoa, XT 009045.

Saigon, 'IS 830961.

14th !vacuation VospiLal, Jong Binth, YT 055070. 36th Evacuation Vospital, Tung Tau, YZ 294466.

Acromediccl Evacuation. (1) Fielu standby helicoapers were positioned at the following

locations. As partici'ating forces wear reduced and/or relocated, air ambulance support was .ioncurrently redioed and/or relocated. (2) Primary basis of oper-4tion were located at
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(3) .kup 3upport was prcvided from Long Binh, home base of the supporting aeromedloal helicopter uts.
4, (C) Uaits supportod were as follows:

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indica-tion of the action in the AC and the number of troops deployed. flowever, one note should be clearly recognized. Hospitals do not identify casualties as having been injurejd as a result of one specific operation.

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1967 aion Jramntion City (U) 25 may Med Gp) (68th

The above figurn-i wll include injirics that are not IR/LA, injuries not associated in wiy inner with Ope5-ation Junction City but occurring in the area supported :,y the hospital concorned, civilian casualtieLv, common accidents and r7iscella-icous medical conditions. Accurate, IRR'A statistics for specific cr.epatiors must be obt.-i!'ed from the tactical units concerned. c. C. erjaion Ihnhattan c %inence4. on 23 April 1967 in an adjacent AO. The 1.SurgicaL. Hopital and 12th Evacuation Hospital provided primary hosyLtal suppc.rt for casualties generated in this two division operation. One (I) bricade (+) was the remain:.ng deployed force during Phase III rf Operatior. Junction Ciuv7. The ca-svalty fig-res for the period after 23 April are not presented fo: this rcascn., Aeron:m]Iical support continued to provide area coverage 2or bo'th Operation .hnhattan and the remiininr force of Juiction City. 6. ":,FGUO) Lessmon Learned:

a. Field st.nby aeromedical support is only as effective as cowmvunica'zions for coordi:uited area cc.veraCe iwil allow. For examplc, a helicopt,,r was placed at 'Ltum (X- 321"99) in srppo:L-t of the 173d .drborne Brigade. Li~mited rado range often precluded thc utilization of this ship by other units in thc Sameo enera:. AJ. Fiirer, the identification ,Lr':h a specific battalion, I.rigade or di'.ision devolops into a sense of possessiveness which tends to leiluce ti.e av-.ilab. _5ily vf the -.ircraft for area support b. Radi.o operation durmin Junction City was on miltiple frequencie, for receipt ef aerom.3i.ical.1 requests and contr:ol of aircraft. This indicated a need for single fr&,uoncy operations whereWj any requestor could transmit a requirement for st.poort and those locations with the rczsource available could respond withaci the necessity for contitual frequency shifting. hot less tha. six (6) -:'..cuencics were utilized far the control of helicopter dispatch. ii'is pr.:blem hampered effective ae:.omedical support. It is recomrmended that or& frequency be selected and, utilized by those units having an aeromedica:. lelicoptcr at their locatiot , and further, that one station, specificLIly a representative of the ;roviding medical group, serve as IiCS and be empc,ered to utilize medical airgraft as required in order to most effectively tacomplish the mission. A forward medical regulator/aeromegical controller is not normally requirE * during an operation of less t1t_.n miulti-division size. SHowever, the fo.ard medical regulator/aeramedicl cntroller was utiY.zed most effectiveli during Phase I and early Phase 11 of Operation Junction City. Utilizird, 11-1 and AWS* radio com~mnications, acceptable YIi cont,,ct was maintained 'iith four of the five Oteployed division/brigade clcaring elements and t8Lree of thc~division/brigade base camp mcdical facilities. c.

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AVCA MB-GD-PO 25 Ihy 196,7 SUBJECT: After Action Report -- Opcration Junction Citv (U) (68th lMod Ga) Continual contact with the 6Sth iadi'al Group 1110, 45th Surgical Hospital and 12th Evacuation Hospital was ~maintained on fdiSSD as previously indicated The most notable problem was multiple frequency ir.'i operations. Each division and separate brigade insisted on using their medical freqliency; therefore the forwnrd regulator v:as continually changing frequencies in order to transmit acromedical evacuation roquests to the rce-ward fil'ld standby helicopters. Often, helicopters were dispatched by the local g-ound element without prior Inowledge of the rcgulator, resulting in two Ehips deployed on the same mission. The 'ollowing points are significant during large scale opeiations. (1) The forward medical re1ulator must be eoruipped with ade-. quate colmiunications equipment as must the division/bri.-ade iledical units. (2) '_iU gle frequency operations, basically a channel for receipi and dispatch of aeromedical rcqu<lsts is required. This 4 requency should be established by the Field Force SO: and utilized by all participants. (3) Definitive coordination between scattered elements of field Arm, level medical support ia only required when the tactical elements are widely scattered, w.;hen they represent different divisions and/or when separate brigades and the elements of the medical group supporting cannot be contacted by radio from Group headquarters. (U) Special equipment or techniq.c during this operation. -were riot developed nor utilizee6

8. (U) Conclusion and Recommendation: Preplanned medical support was adequate for the mission'as developed. Resupply and hospital bed spaces available were sufficient to meet all contingencies. It is recommended, however, that the Surgeon, II Field Force V, each division, separate brigade and regiment, meet in conference with the supporting medical group to con,idor all aspects of medical support,- amurvinn at a mutual unof-.stbnding of s4pcrt to be providcd a-d any .problctnr, nvicioncd. wap. FOR THE COC,,UA'DER:..

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