02 March '65 commencement of Operation Rolling Thunder. May '72 commencement of Operation Linebacker. Dec '72 commencement of Operation Linebacker II; this one was primarily a (B-52) Stratofortress job.
Lyndon Johnson :) hope I helped!!!! Have a good day!
colonel Doolittle. (The Doolittle Campaign)
Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968)
Operation Rolling Thunder (1965-1968).
LBJ ordered retaliatory bombing of the North Vietnamese Navy's torpedo boat docking facilities in August 1964 following the Tonkin Gulf incidents 02/04 August 1964.
operation rolling thunder
LBJ was the first US president to send conventional combat troops to RVN and the first president to begin openly bombing North Vietnam.
Rolling Thunder was the FIRST "air campaign" committed against NORTH Vietnam.
February has witnessed several significant historical events. In 1920, the League of Nations held its first meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, aimed at promoting peace after World War I. Additionally, in February 1965, the U.S. began its first bombing campaign in Vietnam, marking a critical escalation in the Vietnam War. Lastly, in February 2003, millions of people around the world participated in anti-war protests against the impending invasion of Iraq.
Naval actions and covert operations (which included some of the naval actions) were conducted against North Vietnam prior to 1965. The first "real" official (offensive) action against North Vietnam was in 1965, when the US launched an AIR CAMPAIGN against North Vietnam, titled "Operation Rolling Thunder."
The first Bali bombing was on October 12, 2002.
I participated in Operation Sea Dragon during the Vietnam War. It involved the use of naval patrols and gunfire to destroy both land targets (bridges, trails, camps, etc.) and shoreline traffic (gunboats and supply barges). The gunfire was provided from a battleship (USS New Jersey in 1968), 6" and 8" cruisers, destroyers and gunboats. The operation, like the bombing campaign (Rolling Thunder) could have been a complete success had it not been for the cowardly intervention by the administration and the congress.