Đức Phổ District, located in the south of Quảng Ngãi Province had been under the control of the Viet Cong (VC) since the beginning of the war.

On 6 April the 1st Cavalry Division was ordered to move a Battalion and then a Brigade into Đức Phổ to take over from the 3/7th Marines.

[1]: 132 By 8 April the remainder of the 2nd Brigade had deployed to LZ Montezuma and Lt. Col. Karhohs assumed operational control.

[1]: 133  A 3-man team from the Pathfinder Platoon of the 11th General Support Aviation Company was soon handling over 1000 aircraft movements per day.

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