18th Bde.
4 December 1966 ~ Sunday ~ Day 56
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Operation CANARY
 
Operation CANARY The 720th was given the mission of supporting Operation CANARY, the movement of personnel and equipment of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade upon their arrival in country. The operation was conducted during the period of 4 December 1966 through 8 January 1967.
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        Convoys of personnel were escorted from Vung Tau to Long Binh Post on 8 and 9 December 1966. Vehicles and equipment were escorted from the Saigon Port to Long Binh in twenty vehicle convoys from 4 December 1966 to 8 January 1967.
        Elements of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, and the 5th & 6th Battalions of the Royal Australian Regiment, conducted highway security clearing operations along Highway 15 from Vung Tau to Bearcat and Long Binh Post.
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        The clearing was in support of elements of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade and 9th Infantry Divisions move (Operation DUCK & IOLA on 8 December) from debarkation at the Port of Vung Tau to their new base camps at Long Binh Post and Bearcat, respectively.

        The 720th Military Police Battalion assisted with the handling of Viet Cong suspects, refugees, and escorts for supply and transportation operations of equipment and personnel. They handled the escort of over 3,000 vehicles and 12,000 personnel that traveled the approximately 80 miles of roadway without any major incidents or casualties.
 
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