II Field Force, Vietnam
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II Field Force, Vietnam was a United States Army
Corps
-level command during the Vietnam War
.
Activated on 15 March 1966, it became the largest corps command in Vietnam and one of the largest in Army history. II Field Force was assigned the lineage of the XXII Corps, a World War II
corps in the European Theater of Operations
. II Field Force was a component of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam
(MACV) and had its headquarters in Long Binh
.
II Field Force's area of responsibility was III Corps Tactical Zone, later renamed Military Region 3, which comprised eleven provinces surrounding Saigon. Among the divisions and brigades it controlled were:
II Field Force Vietnam Headquarters Elements:
II Field Force controlled units participating in the 1968 Tet Offensive and the 1970 Cambodian Incursion
. II Field Force was de-activated on 2 May 1971, during the withdrawal of U.S. ground combat forces from Vietnam, with its assets providing the basis for its successor, Third Regional Assistance Command (TRAC).
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
Corps
Corps
A corps is either a large formation, or an administrative grouping of troops within an armed force with a common function such as Artillery or Signals representing an arm of service...
-level command during the Vietnam War
Vietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
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Activated on 15 March 1966, it became the largest corps command in Vietnam and one of the largest in Army history. II Field Force was assigned the lineage of the XXII Corps, a World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
corps in the European Theater of Operations
European Theater of Operations
The European Theater of Operations, United States Army was a United States Army formation which directed U.S. Army operations in parts of Europe from 1942 to 1945. It referred to Army Ground Forces, United States Army Air Forces, and Army Service Forces operations north of Italy and the...
. II Field Force was a component of U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, MACV, , was the United States' unified command structure for all of its military forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.-History:...
(MACV) and had its headquarters in Long Binh
Long Binh
Long Binh is a ward, in District 9 of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.-Long Binh Post:During the Vietnam War, Long Binh Post was located near Bien Hoa, Dong Nai province. Vietnam, 33km from Saigon . The base functioned as a U.S. Army base, logistics center, and major command headquarters for United...
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II Field Force's area of responsibility was III Corps Tactical Zone, later renamed Military Region 3, which comprised eleven provinces surrounding Saigon. Among the divisions and brigades it controlled were:
- 1st Infantry Division
- 9th Infantry Division
- 25th Infantry Division
- 101st Airborne Division101st Airborne Division (United States)The 101st Airborne Division—the "Screaming Eagles"—is a U.S. Army modular light infantry division trained for air assault operations. During World War II, it was renowned for its role in Operation Overlord, the D-Day landings on 6 June 1944, in Normandy, France, Operation Market Garden, the...
- 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile)
- 3rd Brigade 82nd Airborne Division
- 3rd Brigade, 4th Infantry Division
- 173rd Airborne Brigade
- 196th Light Infantry Brigade
- 199th Light Infantry Brigade
- 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment
- 12th Combat Aviation Group
- 23rd Artillery Group
- 54th Artillery Group
- 53rd Signal Battalion
- 1st Australian Task Force1st Australian Task ForceThe 1st Australian Task Force commanded the Australian and New Zealand Army units deployed to South Vietnam between 1966 and 1972. 1 ATF was based at Nui Dat in Phuoc Tuy Province...
- Royal Thai Army Volunteer Force
II Field Force Vietnam Headquarters Elements:
- HHB, II FFV Artillery
- 303rd ASA Battalion
- 6th Psychological Operations Battalion
- 2nd Civil Affairs Company
- 552 Military Police Company
- 9th Transportation Company
- 44th Army Postal Company
- 29th Chemical Detachment
- 7th Military History DetachmentMilitary history detachmentA military history detachment is a detachment in the United States Army responsible for collecting documentation of the army in military conflicts for future work by military historians in writing both official and unofficial histories of the Army. United States Army Center of Military History...
- 219th Military Intelligence Detachment
- 14th Public Information Detachment
- 16th Public Information Detachment
II Field Force controlled units participating in the 1968 Tet Offensive and the 1970 Cambodian Incursion
Cambodian Incursion
The Cambodian Campaign was a series of military operations conducted in eastern Cambodia during mid-1970 by the United States and the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. These invasions were a result of policy of President Richard Nixon whose decision it was to invade...
. II Field Force was de-activated on 2 May 1971, during the withdrawal of U.S. ground combat forces from Vietnam, with its assets providing the basis for its successor, Third Regional Assistance Command (TRAC).