Appendix A

CHRONOLOGY OF U.S. ARMY SPECIAL FORCES 15 APRIL 1970—1 MARCH 1971

15 April 1970 5th Special Forces Group reduced its personnel space authorization by 400 spaces as directed by U.S. Army, Vietnam.

1 June 1970 Cycle to convert remaining thirty-seven Civilian Irregular Defense Group camps to Army of Republic of Vietnam Ranger camps commenced.

30 June 1970 Detachment B-52, Project Delta, was inactivated. Operation Order 3-70 was published, giving units of the 5th Group instructions for conversion of the Civilian Irregular Defense Group camps to Vietnamese Army Ranger camps.

15 October 1970 5th Special Forces Group reduced its personnel space authorizations by 431 spaces as directed by U.S. Army, Vietnam. The following units were inactivated: the 251st, 487th, 522d, and 540th Signal Detachments and the 585th, 629th, 630th, and 631st Military Intelligence Detachments.

1 November 1970 Company C, 5th Special Forces, completed conversion of camps in I Corps Tactical Zone and retrograded to the Special Forces operations base at Nha Trang for stand down.

1 December 1970 Company D, 5th Special Forces Group, completed conversion of camps in IV Corps Tactical Zone and was moved to the Special Forces operations base at Nha Trang for stand-down.

7 December 1970 Group S-4 opened a processing point in the logistical supply center to begin disposal of the group's property and equipment.

15 December 1970 5th Special Forces Group reduced its person-