Cabildo (LSD 16) - Naval Cruise Book

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. iiautl Lypera iond In contrast to previous WestPac cruises, during which CABILDO participated only in amphibious training exercises, this deployment found the ship actively in- volved as Primary Control Ship in two actual amphibious assaults. Operations STARLITE and PIRANHA were conducted against entrenched elements of the elite 1st Viet Cong Regiment south of the Marine base at Chu Lai. The outcome of both operations was highly successful and lessons learned will prove beneficial in future landing operations. Pre-assault planning and coordination is one of the most important phases of an amphibious landing. Lessons learned in STARLITE were fully explained and applied to operation PIRANHA. 35 WOBBSm