ARF and LRRP Team insertions 02/26/1969

CLASSIFIED

YOK NAM LOA MASSIF AREA

From: Division HQ 101st ABN Air Assets/ TOC, LRRP Teams of F Company 58th Infantry

To: S2 Intelligence S3 Operations, 2^nd Brigade HQ

Operation RAPIDSTRIKE III

SitRep/Contact report

 DAY TWO: 02/26/1969.

Weather report: Light rain, moderate 20*cooling later 17* Wind NW, mild 12 mph.

1)  06:00hrs 000-680 / 050-680.

005 695 Smoke

035 705 smoke

025 745 smoke

045 755 smoke

025 755 smoke

045 765 smoke

2) 08:00hrs 110-720 / 210-720

125 725 smoke

175 745 Bunker?

180 745 bunker?

205 765 trail/ford crossing stream then disappears into forest

3) 10:00hrs 065-728 / 100-760

095 765 bunker?

035 765 AA (AK)

025 785 AA (Ak)

042 818 bunker?

4) 12:00hrs 200-730 / 250-730

221 811 Trail SW-NE

215 805 AA (Ak)

235 805 AA (AK)

225 735 AA (AK)

5) 14:00hrs 090-780 / 190-780

605 785 AA (AK)

6) 16:00hrs 170-630 / 203-667

185 669 AA (AK)

LRRP TEAM ACTIVITY

LRRP Team 21, (004-688)

Team Takes AA fire on way to LZ

Coming in to land at LZ Helo took fire and forced down crew suffering 1 WIA. 2^nd chopper came in for pick up, was driven off, Gunships were making runs and 2^nd chopper came in again but was brought down by enemy fire.

Following extraction plans emergency hot extraction via AirCav and

Re-insert ref 135 715

Find trail Ne-SW 137 712

Set NDP

LRRP Team 2, (140-672)

Inserted and set up NDP

LRRP Team 7 Drop off at 090-829

Patrol to 092-822 and set up NDP no contacts.

LRRP Team 6 Day 2      

117 588 Trail Running N-S

117 595 Trail Running North (following)

117 597 trail turns East

121 597 Turns North West

117 605 continues North West

Set up NDP

LRRP Team 23

Day 2 No Contacts

Set Up NDP

LRRP Team 12

Day 2 No Contacts

Set Up NDP