Operation Arc Light was the 1965 deployment of B-52 heavy bombers to bases in Guam. Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A B-52 in flight The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range strategic bomber flown by the United States Air Force since 1952, replacing the Convair B-36 and the Boeing B-47. ... The B-52 Stratofortress, a heavy bomber. ... A military base is an isolated facility, settlement, or installation that shelters military equipment and personnel. ...

By extension, arc light (or arclight) became the popular term for B-52 Stratofortress bomber missions flown during the Vietnam War in support of ground troops. Jump to: navigation, search The Vietnam War or Second Indochina War was a conflict between the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRVN, or North Vietnam), allied with the National Liberation Front (NLF, or Viet Cong) against the Republic of Vietnam (RVN, or South Vietnam), and its allies—notably the United States...

The first use of these heavy bombers in Southeast Asia occurred on 18 June 1965. Flying out of Guam, twenty-seven aircraft used 750 and 1,000 pound bombs to attack a Viet Cong stronghold. During this mission, one bomber collided in midair with a tanker aircraft.. Also is known as a three bomber "cell" called in for carpet bombing entire grids (a measurement of area). Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ... June 18 is the 169th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (170th in leap years), with 196 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ...

ArcLight

Novel

by Eric Harry

Techno-thriller novel detailing an accidental nuclear war between the US and post-communist Russia. Currently out of print. Nuclear War is a card game designed by Douglas Malewicki, and originally published in 1966. ...