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United States Establishes Naval Forces Vietnam

April 1, 1966

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Insignia of U.S. Naval Forces Vietnam.

The United States establishes Naval Forces Vietnam, which is responsible for U.S. Navy units in II, III, and IV Corps as well as Naval Support Activity, Saigon; the Military Sea Transportation Service; Coast Guard Activities, Vietnam; and other elements. Naval Forces Vietnam also takes over responsibility for Operations MARKET TIME and GAME WARDEN.1

1Edward J. Marolda, By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia (Washington, D.C.: Naval Historical Center, 1994), 149, 162.