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During the [[Vietnam War]], '''YANKEE Station''' was a designation for the operating area of U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]. It was not a fixed location, but the current assigned area for a typically two-carrier Task Force 77 of the [[United States Seventh Fleet]]. | During the [[Vietnam War]], '''YANKEE Station''' was a designation for the operating area of U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]. It was not a fixed location, but the current assigned area for a typically two-carrier Task Force 77 of the [[United States Seventh Fleet]]. | ||
YANKEE Station carriers provided naval air support for [[Operation ROLLING THUNDER]], [[Operation LINEBACKER I]] and [[Operation LINEBACKER II]]. | YANKEE Station carriers provided naval air support for [[Operation ROLLING THUNDER]], [[Operation LINEBACKER I]] and [[Operation LINEBACKER II]]. | ||
Revision as of 21:11, 5 July 2010
During the Vietnam War, YANKEE Station was a designation for the operating area of U.S. aircraft carriers operating against North Vietnam. It was not a fixed location, but the current assigned area for a typically two-carrier Task Force 77 of the United States Seventh Fleet.
YANKEE Station carriers provided naval air support for Operation ROLLING THUNDER, Operation LINEBACKER I and Operation LINEBACKER II.