Word: counterguerrilla
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...engine World War II bomber originally designated the A26. About 100 of these planes were sent in after the U.S. entered Viet Nam in earnest in 1961, chiefly because 1) owing to slow speeds and short turning radii, they could be adapted to the close-support missions needed in counterguerrilla warfare, and 2) they were available...
Hilsman did not have the same rapport with Johnson, and he displayed a remarkable talent for getting other U.S. officials mad at him. His aggressive, abrasive personality hindered the teamwork necessary for policy coordination. He liked to give lectures on how to fight counterguerrilla warfare to Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Maxwell Taylor-much to Taylor's disgust. When Hilsman quit, a State Department colleague explained: "It's a two-way deal. Roger wants to go and we-well, let's say we don't mind...
SEALS are Navymen with sea, air and land capability, trained for "unconventional warfare." Tell that to the Marines, who have always practiced it. The new U.S. emphasis on counterguerrilla training is shown in six pages of color photos. (See THE NATION...
...Commandos"; the Navy terms it "unconventional warfare," is training its "SEALS" for sea. air and land capability. The Marines are inclined to scoff-in public. Says Assistant Marine Commandant Lieut. General John C. Munn: "Some 35 years ago. when I entered the Marine Corps, we were engaged in counterguerrilla operations in Nicaragua. This is neither new nor sensational." Yet the Marines have quietly stepped up their guerrilla training, now require all recruits to spend nearly half their time acquiring the skills of the twilight zone...
...Situation Stabilized." To find out what more needs to be done to strengthen Diem's troops, already being advised and trained in counterguerrilla tactics by some 4,000 U.S. military personnel. Defense Secretary Robert McNamara flew to Hawaii last week for firsthand reports from his Pacific military leaders. After the conference, McNamara reported: "The situation now seems to be stabilized in so far as Communist advances are concerned.'' This in itself was a big improvement over the Communists' long record of village-by-village victory in South Viet Nam. Before going to Hawaii for the meeting...