Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam was the United States' primary military headquarters responsible for directing and coordinating American and allied combat operations during the Vietnam War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States military command ⓘ
joint military headquarters ⓘ
alias U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
branch United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
United States Marine Corps ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ
conflict Vietnam War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
dateFounded 1962-02-08 ⓘ
dissolved 1973-03-29 ⓘ
endTime 1973 ⓘ
followedBy Defense Attaché Office, Saigon ⓘ
headquartersLocation Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
Saigon ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalBasis established by order of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Indochina Time ⓘ
mission assist Government of South Vietnam in defeating communist insurgency and aggression ⓘ
notableCommander General Creighton W. Abrams ⓘ
linked to: Creighton Abrams

General Frederick C. Weyand ⓘ
General Paul D. Harkins ⓘ
General William C. Westmoreland ⓘ
notableEvent Easter Offensive ⓘ
Tet Offensive ⓘ
U.S. ground combat troop withdrawal from Vietnam ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Pacific Command ⓘ
partOf United States involvement in the Vietnam War ⓘ
linked to: Vietnam War
peakStrength over 400,000 U.S. personnel under operational control ⓘ
precededBy Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam ⓘ
responsibility advising Army of the Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
coordination of air operations in support of ground forces in South Vietnam ⓘ
coordination with allied forces such as Australia, South Korea, and Thailand ⓘ
planning and executing U.S. ground operations in Vietnam ⓘ
role coordinated allied combat operations in Vietnam ⓘ
directed American combat operations in Vietnam ⓘ
primary U.S. military headquarters in Vietnam ⓘ
shortName MACV ⓘ
startTime 1962 ⓘ
subordinateUnit I Field Force, Vietnam ⓘ
II Field Force, Vietnam ⓘ
MACV Advisory Groups ⓘ
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam Studies and Observations Group ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Republic of Vietnam ⓘ
Southeast Asia ⓘ
type sub-unified command of United States Pacific Command ⓘ

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Creighton Abrams → notableCommand → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Army of the Republic of Vietnam → trainingAssistanceFrom → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Republic of Vietnam Navy → supportedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Phoenix Program → operator → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Phoenix Program → oversightBody → MACV Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support ⓘ
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Vietnamization → implementedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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A Soldier Reports → about → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Captain Benjamin L. Willard → worksFor → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam → supportedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Commander, Military Assistance Command, Vietnam → partOf → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
Abe → notableCommand → U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam → subordinateUnit → MACV Advisory Groups ⓘ
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Military Assistance Command, Vietnam → alias → U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
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North Vietnamese intelligence services → opponent → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Phụng Hoàng → oversightBody → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Provincial Reconnaissance Units → supportedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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United States (advisory role) → militaryCommand → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
United States Army ground forces in Vietnam → partOf → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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III Corps (South Vietnam) → alliedWith → Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
ARVN Airborne Division → cooperatedWith → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Operation Freedom Deal → commandedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Operation Masher → planningOrganization → U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
linked to: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut Air Base → usedBy → Military Assistance Command Vietnam ⓘ
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Americal → subordinateTo → U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (historically at times) ⓘ
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William Westmoreland → commanded → U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam ⓘ
subject linked to: Westmoreland, William
linked to: Military Assistance Command, Vietnam