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Namesake Bushmaster - The Bushmaster Program was conducted in Vietnam in 1966. In
that year, the U.S. was progressively developing an ability to fight an elusive enemy on an area battlefield while improving their troop and logistical capability. Old
tactics had to be modified, new tactics and techniques explored. Better equipment had to be developed and additional skills acquired. The U.S. had to learn the
enemy's tactics and how to deal with them, them locate and destroy his forces. In "cordon and search" and "County Fair" operations, developed first by the Marines
and them adopted by all ground commands, U.S. troops would encircle an area and provide welfare services for the civilians while South Vietnamese officials made a
detailed search within the cordoned area. The U.S. sought to interfere with the enemy's night movements by setting ambushes on his supply and movement routes
under what was called the "Bushmaster" program.
1018167201 - Troops of A Company, 1st Battalion, board choppers during operations near the Michelin Rubber Plantation in August 1966. AP-FAAS
1018167202 - Rangers of the 1st Battalion pinned down in a firefight north of Phuoc Binh during operation Billings, mark their position with smoke, 15 June 1967.
| Tommy Trampp |
