Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) decided that a large-scale amphibious raid in the area would be necessary to ease VC pressure on the shipping channel.

Two companies were then landed on the center and eastern end of the peninsula by helicopter encountering only scattered sniper fire.

[1]: 100 That same night the VC ambushed PCF-31 1 mile (1.6 km) inland from Cần Giờ on the Long Thanh Peninsula, seriously wounding one crewman and severely damaging the PCF.

The Marines discovered and destroyed Viet Cong arms factories, training camps, a headquarters complex, and a hospital.

[1]: 102 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Marine Corps.