TRAINEE GUIDE - Recruit Training Command - The US Navy

TRAINEE GUIDE A-950-0001
OUTLINE SHEET 1-08-1 (continued)
(d) Navy involvement consisted of:
1 Air strikes.
2 Shore bombardments.
3 Amphibious assaults.
4 Blockade of North Korean ports.
(2) Significant events
(a) In September 1950, U.S. and other United Nations
forces performed an amphibious assault on Inchon,
Korea. The assault led to UN forces advancing to the
Korean-Chinese border.
(b) Fighting continued for almost three years with each
side making advances and then retreating.
(c) In July of 1953, an armistice was signed to end the
fighting.
l. Transitional period after the Korean War (1954-1963)
(a) January 1955, USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclearpowered
submarine, began operations.
(b) In September 1961, the first nuclear-powered surface
ship, USS Long Beach, was commissioned.
m. Vietnam (Second Indochina) War (1957-1975)
(1) Overview
(a) Began when Communist-led rebels mounted terrorist
attacks on South Vietnam. Hostilities evolved into a
war between North and South Vietnam.
(b) U.S. Naval involvement consisted mainly of:
1 Gunfire support of land forces.
2 Carrier operations.
3 Mining harbors.
4 Bombarding shore targets.
5 Combating the enemy using coastal and river craft.
(2) Significant events
(a) In 1964, the U.S. Navy became involved in combat when
North Vietnamese:
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