Areas of Laos controlled by the Pathet Lao and bombed by the United States Air Force in support of the Kingdom of Laos. The Laotian Civil War was waged between the Communist Pathet Lao …

In the spring of 1970 the North Vietnamese Army began advancing westward deeper into Laos than ever before. During the same year, units of the Thai Army entered the conflict. These so …

The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Laos. 9 March - Operation Diamond Arrow ends.

During 1970, Air America airdropped or landed 46 million pounds of foodstuffs--mainly rice--in Laos. Helicopter flight time reached more than 4,000 hours a month in the same year.

Jan 30, 2017 · A new book by Joshua Kurlantzick examines how the U.S. involvement in Laos in the 1960s and 1970s transformed the CIA from an intelligence-gathering organization into a …

Sep 3, 2019 · A helicopter gunner got a bird’s-eye view of the top-secret Operation Tailwind in Laos, but it almost cost him his life—three times in four days. Marine Sgt. Larry Groah, a door …

There were more than 300 pilots, copilots, flight mechanics, and air-freight specialists flying out of Laos and Thailand. During 1970, Air America airdropped or landed 46 million pounds of …

The Laotian Civil War (1962-1975) was an internal fight between the Communist Pathet Lao and the Royal Lao Government in which both the political rightists and leftists received heavy …

Mar 15, 1970 · Pakse, 1 of largest and formerly 1 of most secure towns in Laos, feels impact of war; description

Feb 27, 1970 · All the Nixon Administration has conceded publicly is that it has certain “advisers” in Laos and has authorized high‐level bombing of part of the enemy's supply trail that runs …