Operation Arc Light | |
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Part of Second Indochina War (Vietnam • Laos • Cambodia), Combat Skyspot | |
Type | Close air support operations |
Location | Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, United States U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand |
Commanded by | United States Air Force (USAF); National Security Agency (NSA); Richard Nixon |
Target | Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia |
Date | 1965—1973 |
Executed by | USAF, Strategic Air Command, Combat Skyspot; NSA |
Outcome | Limited success |
Casualties | 34 B-52F Stratofortresses lost |
The memorial consists of an AN/MSQ-77 (AN/TSQ-81) parabolic antenna poised at 45 degrees elevation…situated directly behind the ARC LIGHT Memorial, a B52D Stratofortress…. The aircraft and the radar are facing the Vietnam theater, in solemn tribute to the men who flew the weapons and the men who directed them over targets of opportunity.