Historical Events tagged with "hawk missile"
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Military & Warfare
First U.S. Marine Corps troops in South Vietnam
February 9th, 1965 60 years ago
The United States Marine Corps deployed a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, marking a significant escalation in U.S. military involvement without an official advisory or training mission. This deployment occurred as concerns about increasing North Vietnamese aggression and the ability of South Vietnamese forces to counter such threats grew critical.
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