[1]: 322 In May 1967, I Field Force expanded the mission of the 1st Cavalry Division to include the destruction of the Viet Cong (VC) infrastructure in Bình Định Province.

The South Vietnamese 816th National Police Field Force Battalion was assigned to assist the 1st Cavalry and was stationed at the 1st Cavalry's headquarters at Landing Zone Two Bits.

[1] The operation commenced on 26 May, comprising numerous small security sweeps by combined 1st Cavalry/Police units.

The 1st Cavalry troops would secure an area and the National Police would interrogate, identify and arrest suspected VC.

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