Tactical Air Control Party (TACP)

In the Vietnam War,  helicopters became vital to the American military effort. Between transporting cargo and soldiers, helicopters in Vietnam were heavily relied on by personnel.This lead commentators to refer to the conflict as The Helicopter War.” In 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson ordered Operation Rolling Thunder. This  became America’s longest sustained aerial bombing campaign and fully pulled the U.S. into Vietnam. The Marine Corps created the Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) in 1961 to manage the military’s increasing need for airpower. 

By Chelsey Moore