Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations
The Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations (CHECO), was a series of historical documents created by the United States Air Force History Office from 1964 through 1979, about operations in Southeast Asia, during the Vietnam War. The series produced over 200 reports – many have been declassified in the early 1990s.
History
[edit]Project CHECO was an Air Force effort to document aerial operations in Southeast Asia, with emphasis on new forces, tactics and techniques, materials, and methods. The project was established by the Air Staff in June 1962, at the request of Lieutenant General Thomas S. Moorman, the vice commander of Pacific Air Forces.[1] It was under the command of Headquarters Pacific Forces and the 2nd Air Division;[2] which was redesignated 7th Air Force in April 1966.[3] Over the course of 15 years, over 250 reports were established on topics that included command arrangements, training, air base defense, special operations, conventional air operations, and many others.[4]
List of reports
[edit]| Number of Reports | Pages | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | The War in Vietnam 1966 | 23 October 1967 | |
| 179 | 97 | Attack on Cam Ranh | 25 August 1971 |
| 157 | Khe Sanh (Operation: Niagara) | 22 January - 31 March 1968 | |
| 183 | Igloo White | January 1970 - September 1971 | |
| 196 | 129 | Base Defense in Thailand | 18 February 1973 |
| 74 | Tactical Data Systems Interface (U) | 1 January 1975 | |
| 204 | 62 | Guided Bomb Operations in Southeast Asia: The Weather Dimension | 1 February - 31 December 1972 |
| 62 | Linebacker Operations | 31 December 1978 | |
| 224 | The Royal Thai Air Force | 3 December 1971 |
List of USAF Search and Rescue reports
[edit]| Pages | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Evasion and Escape, SEA | 1964 - 1971 |
| 118 | USAF Search and Rescue in Southeast Asia | 1961 - 24 Oct 1966 |
| 53 | USAF Search and Rescue | July 1966 - November 1967 |
| 101 | The USAF Helicopter in Sea | 4 December 1968 |
| 117 | USAF Search and Rescue | November 1967 - June 1969 |
| 167 | USAF Search & Rescue in Southeast Asia | 1 July 1969 - 30 December 1970 |
| 88 | Search and Rescue Operations in SEA | 1 April 1972 - 30 June 1973 |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hoadley 2013, pp. 13–14.
- ^ Hoadley 2013, p. 14.
- ^ Hoadley 2013, p. 24.
- ^ "CHECO Reports: Project CHECO Southeast Asia Report". Air Force History. United States Air Force. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Project CHECO Search Results". Defense Technical Information Center. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
References
[edit]- Hoadley, Daniel S. (June 2013). What Just Happened? A Historical Evaluation Of Project CHECO (PDF) (Thesis). Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama: Air University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-07-16. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
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