Operation Red Hat
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Operation Red Hat was a United States Department of Defense movement of chemical warfare munitions from Okinawa, Japan to Johnston Atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, which occurred in 1971.
Ammunition at the Chibana Ammunition Depot, February 1969
Noborikawa Village, Okinawa
Agent Orange
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Agent Orange is a chemical herbicide and defoliant. During the Vietnam War, the United States Armed Forces along with the South Vietnamese military used it in Operation Ranch Hand, part of a broader h
Operation Red Hat
…pressure. The United States Congress passed legislation on January 12, 1971 (PL 91-672) that prohibited the transfer of nerve agent, mustard agent, Agent Orange and other chemical munitions to all 50 U.S. states. The 1971 weapons transfer voyages transported the chemical agents that became the first stockpile…
U.S. Army Huey helicopter spraying Agent Orange over agricultural land during the Vietnam War in its herbicidal warfare campaign
Stacks of 200 L (44 imp gal; 53 US gal) drums containing Agent Orange.
Defoliant spray run, part of Operation Ranch Hand, during the Vietnam War by UC-123B Provider aircraft.
U.S. Army armored personnel carrier (APC) spraying Agent Orange over Vietnamese rice fields during the Vietnam War.