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Operation Raindance was a military operation of the Laotian Civil War, staged from 17 March to 7 April 1969. It was launched by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in support of Hmong guerrillas raised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As the guerrillas were being pressured by enemy troops pushing to within ten kilometers of their main bases, the aerial campaign was planned to cause a pullback by the pressing communists.

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rdfs:label	Operation Raindance (en)
rdfs:comment	Operation Raindance was a military operation of the Laotian Civil War, staged from 17 March to 7 April 1969. It was launched by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in support of Hmong guerrillas raised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As the guerrillas were being pressured by enemy troops pushing to within ten kilometers of their main bases, the aerial campaign was planned to cause a pullback by the pressing communists. (en)
foaf:name	Operation Raindance (en)
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dcterms:subject	Military operations involving the United States Battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War 1969 in Laos Conflicts in 1969 Aerial operations and battles
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Wikipage revision ID	960360409 (xsd:integer)
Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Royal Lao Air Force People's Army of Vietnam Vang Pao Vietnam War Campaign Thoan Thang Military operations involving the United States French Indochina Muang Soui Battles of Bouamlong Battles and operations of the Laotian Civil War Paramilitary 1969 in Laos Conflicts in 1969 BTR-40 Central Intelligence Agency William H. Sullivan Covert sites of the Laotian Civil War Aerial operations and battles Air America (airline) Air attaché First Indochina War North American T-28 Trojan North Vietnam Barrel Roll Forces Armées Neutralistes Democratic Republic of Vietnam Geneva Conference (1954) Raven Forward Air Controllers Royal Lao Government Laotian Civil War Phonsavan Plain of Jars Souvanna Phouma Kingdom of Laos Operation Barrel Roll Operation Pigfat Seventh Air Force Xam Neua Sortie Hmong (people) U.S. Air Force Operation Stranglehold Bullpup missile Long Chieng
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units	Royal Lao Air Force Raven Forward Air Controllers U.S. Air Force (en) Four PAVN battalions (en) Royalist guerrillas (en)
casualties	Unknown (en) Extensive destruction of materiel (en)
combatant	Supported by: (en) Supported by (en)
conflict	Operation Raindance (en)
date	0001-03-07 (xsd:gMonthDay)
partof	Vietnam War Laotian Civil War
place	Plain of Jars in northeastern Laos (en)
result	U.S. Air Force interdiction bombing campaign to support Royalist guerrillas (en)
has abstract	Operation Raindance was a military operation of the Laotian Civil War, staged from 17 March to 7 April 1969. It was launched by the U.S. Air Force (USAF) in support of Hmong guerrillas raised by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). As the guerrillas were being pressured by enemy troops pushing to within ten kilometers of their main bases, the aerial campaign was planned to cause a pullback by the pressing communists. As the first well-targeted aerial campaign in Laos, Operation Raindance's 65 strikes per day gained such great results that it was extended indefinitely. Even after its "ending" on 7 April, the interdiction continued; eventually, it would be dubbed Operation Stranglehold. In all, it was the most successful Lao air strike operation to date. Among enemy losses to air were two tanks, two BTR-40 armored cars, 32 other vehicles, 28 antiaircraft guns, 28 bunkers, and six gun positions. Bombing caused over 1,500 secondary explosions of munitions, and destroyed over 2,000 storage caches. In one spectacular case, a cavern full of munitions exploded and burned for 16 hours. The Hmong who followed in the path blasted by the bombers captured and destroyed 300 tons of medical supplies. They ruined a 1,000 bed medical facility they found hidden underground, along with operating rooms and X-ray machines. The three light battalions of guerrillas withdrew in the face of the imminent arrival of four heavily armed People's Army of Vietnam (PAVN) battalions. However, the advantages gained in Raindance would shortly be nullified by the communists' first-ever rainy season offensive. (en)
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combatant	Supported by Supported by:
date	1969-04-07 (xsd:date)
result	U.S. Air Forceinterdiction bombing campaign to support Royalist guerrillas
is part of military conflict	Vietnam War

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