air support from Air America

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Air support from Air America refers to the covert aerial transport, resupply, and combat assistance operations conducted by the CIA-backed airline Air America during the Vietnam War era, particularly in support of anti-communist forces in Laos.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf aerial support mission
covert military operation
associatedWith Long Tieng base in Laos
linked to: Long Tieng

Raven Forward Air Controllers
characteristic covert
deniable by U.S. government at the time
often conducted in high-risk conditions
operated under civilian airline cover
conflict Laotian Civil War
Vietnam War
coordinatedWith CIA case officers in Laos
U.S. military advisors
endedWith U.S. withdrawal from Indochina in mid-1970s
hasPurpose conduct search and rescue missions
insert and extract covert personnel
provide aerial resupply
provide close air support in some operations
provide troop transport
support Hmong guerrilla forces
support Royal Lao Government forces
support U.S. military and CIA field operations
support anti-communist forces in Laos
involves airdropping supplies to remote outposts
evacuating wounded personnel
landing on short and unimproved airstrips
supporting forward operating bases
location Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Vietnam
linked to: Viet Nam
operatedBy Air America
opposedForce North Vietnamese Army
Pathet Lao
partOf Air America operations
CIA covert operations in Southeast Asia
Secret War in Laos
supportedBy Central Intelligence Agency
supportedForce Hmong forces led by Vang Pao
Royal Lao Army
US-backed irregular forces in Laos
timePeriod 1960s
early 1970s
usedAircraftType Bell 204 and 205 helicopters
linked to: Bell 204

C-123 Provider
C-46 Commando
C-47 Skytrain
Helio Courier
UH-34 helicopter

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Hmong forces suppliedWith air support from Air America