Military operation

Operation Pacer IVY

1972 · 16.73° N, 169.53° W

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When
1972
Kind
Military operation
Coordinates
16.73° N, 169.53° W
Description
1972 operation that removed Agent Orange from South Vietnam and stored it on Johnston Atoll
Date from
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Placed at the island its description names, Johnston Atoll.

Operation Pacer IVY

1972 U.S. Air Force operation

Operation Pacer IVY was a 1972 operation of the U.S. Air Force that removed Agent Orange from South Vietnam and stored it on Johnston Atoll. IVY was presumably selected as an abbreviation of InVentorY. Operation Pacer HO refers to an associated program of the United States Department of Defense (DoD), dealing with the disposition of Agent Orange from Vietnam.

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