[1] This was a joint military operation combining forces of the 101st Airborne and the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) 1st Infantry Division.

The purpose of this operation was to shield critical installations in Huế and Da Nang by patrolling rocket belts along the edge of the mountains.

On 15 September a bomb damage assessment mission by Troop B found 5 PAVN trucks destroyed.

[3]: 3 On 11 December the Troop C, 2/17th aero-rifle platoon was inserted at A Lưới Camp to destroy bridges on Route 548.

[3]: 4–5 On 10 February a Troop B LOH was shot down by 0.51 cal fire in the A Sầu Valley with the 2-man crew missing.

On 18 February the Troop B aero-rifle platoon was inserted to recover the bodies of US Marine helicopter crewmen.

On 6 April a Troop B UH-1 on a prisoner capture mission was hit by ground fire resulting in 1 US killed.

From 19–23 April Troop A supported the ARVN 54th Regiment and 258th Marine Brigade operating near Firebase Holcomb (16°39′50″N 106°58′55″E / 16.664°N 106.982°E / 16.664; 106.982) resulting in 1 PAVN tank and 1 APC destroyed.

On 23 April a Troop B UH-1H flying in support of Vietnamese Rangers was shot down with 1 US killed.

From 10–12 May Troop A killed 8 PAVN and destroyed a .30 cal machine gun and a mortar while supporting the 369th Marines.

On 28 May a Troop B LOH on a reconnaissance mission over the A Sầu Valley was hit by a Rocket-propelled grenade and exploded with both crewmen missing.

[3]: 8–9 On 1 July Troop A helicopters received .51 fire over Route 616, engaged the position killing 4 PAVN and destroying the machine gun.

On the same day Troops B's aero-rifle platoon extracted a downed LOH from Firebase Zon.

On 8 July Troop B gunships killed 3 PAVN and destroyed a .51 cal machine gun.

On 25 July Troop A and tactical air support killed 7 PAVN and destroyed two .51 cal machine guns and 4 bunkers in the Đa Krông Valley.

[3]: 9–10 From 1–9 August Troop A reconnaissance flights encountered heavy antiaircraft fire with one AH-1G shot down while 5 PAVN were killed.

On 13 August after taking ground fire Troop C directed tactical airstrikes against a PAVN base resulting in 14 secondary explosions.

On 15 September the Hac Bao Company were inserted on Route 608 destroying a large PAVN weapons and supply cache.

From 22–29 September in operations over Route 616 and the Đa Krông Valley Troop A destroyed 8 trucks and killed 1 PAVN with one LOH shot down.