Operation Jefferson Glenn

Operation Jefferson Glenn Part of the Vietnam War Date September 5, 1970 – October 6, 1971 Location Thừa Thiên–Huế Province, South Vietnam Result U.S. and ARVN Victory Belligerents United States ARVN Democratic Republic of Vietnam Commanders and leaders ? ? Units involved 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile) 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) 1st ARVN Division Unknown Strength ? ? Casualties and losses unknown U.S estimated: 2,026 casualties

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Operation Jefferson Glenn ran from September 5, 1970 to October 6, 1971 and was the last major operation in which U.S. ground forces participated in Vietnam and the final major offensive in which the 101st Airborne Division fought. This was a joint military operation combining forces of the 101st Airborne and the 1st Infantry Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN). The purpose of this operation was to shield critical installations in Huế and Da Nang by patrolling communist rocket belts along the edge of the mountains.

President Richard Nixon had begun his Vietnamization program in the summer of 1969; the objective was to increase the combat capability of the South Vietnamese forces so that they could assume responsibility for the war against the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese forces as U.S. combat units were withdrawn and sent home. Shortly after the completion of Jefferson Glenn, the 101st Airborne began preparations to depart South Vietnam and subsequently began redeployment to the United States in March 1972. They reported 2,026 enemy casualties.