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| 1965 | Arc Light
Westmoreland, William |  |
| | B52s are deployed for bombing in tth Vietnam against battle targets & Viet Cong bases |
| June 18th | Operation Light I, bombing of Ben Cat Special Zone Viet Cong base, a limited success |
| Nov | 82 B-52Ds are modified to carry 42 750-pound bombs |
| Nov 15th | B-52s support US ground forces for the 1st time |
| Dec | Arc Light sorties hit Laos |
| Mar | The 1st of 7 radar sites is established at Bien Hoa air base |
| July 1st | Combat Skyspot allows 3rd Air Div to place B-52s as a quick reaction force |
| 1966 | Arc Light
McNamara, Robert | |
| Nov | McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| 1966 | Arc Light
Westmoreland, William | |
| Nov | McNamara agrees to Westmorland's request for 600 sorties per month, achieved in Nov |
| 1968 | Arc Light
McNamara, Robert | |
| Feb 1st | McNamara approves a sortie rate of 1,200 effective from 1st Feb |
| 1968 | Arc Light
Westmoreland, William | |
| Feb 1st | McNamara approves a sortie rate of 1,200 effective from 1st Feb |
| 1969 | Arc Light
Johnson, Lyndon Baines | |
| | Cambodia becomes a target for Operation Arc Light |
| 1969 | Arc Light
Nixon, Richard Mulhouse | |
| July 15th | The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,600 |
| Oct | The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,400 |
| June 1st | The monthly sortie rate is reduced to 1,000 |
| Mar 30th | JCS increase the monthly sortie rate to 1,800 |
| April | The monthly sortie rate is increased to 2,500 |
