operation report information

For date 660716


Primary service involved, US Marine Corps
Operation HASTINGS
South Vietnam
Description: At 1600, as part of operation HASTINGS, a Marine recon team rapelled from a MAG-16 helicopter onto the summit of the Rockpile. They adjusted several artillery fire missions with excellant results.

The source for this information was USMC 1966 History P 168


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