During Operation Arc Light (sometimes Arclight) from 1965 to 1973, the United States Air Force deployed B-52 Stratofortresses from bases in the U.S. Territory of Guam to provide battlefield …

1965 - Operation Arc Light The first B-52 Arc Light bombing mission was carried out on 18 June 1965. On this mission, 27 B-52F bombers of the 7th and 320th Bombardment Wings based at …

Beginning in June 1965, Strategic Air Command B-52s attacked communist positions in South Vietnam under the code name Operation Arc Light. Gradually, they also hit enemy strongholds …

2013年2月27日 · Arc Light marked beginning of B-52 involvement in Vietnam. By 1972, the war in Vietnam had persisted for more than eight years, characterized by a gradual, but massive …

2023年1月17日 · This came in the form of Operation Arc Light — the initial deployment of B-52’s from the United States to Guam to support missions in Vietnam. These bombers, in the B-52’s …

2024年12月21日 · Operation Arc Light demonstrated the versatility and power of the B-52 Stratofortress, showcasing its ability to transition from a nuclear deterrent to a critical tool for …

2012年9月24日 · The B-52s assigned to the Arc Light mission were involved in several types of operations; air interdiction, strategic bombing, and raids on such important targets as Hanoi …

2009年1月1日 · The centerpiece of the Arc Light memorial on Andersen AFB, Guam, is a B-52D bomber, painted in jungle camouflage and with markings from the Vietnam War. It is dedicated …

2015年6月17日 · BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. -- Fifty years ago, the B-52 entered combat for the first time as part of Operation Arc Light in Vietnam, which was the culmination …

Operation Arc Light was the code name given to the use of B-52 strategic bombers in Southeast Asia. In 1964 U.S. and South Vietnamese intelligence sources began to detect regular North …