Chapter 6 SHUFLY Moves North 75 Arrival at Da Nang 75 I Corps Tactical Zone 76 Military Situation, September 1962 79 Initial Helicopter Operations 80 Marine People-to-People Program 85 SHUFLY Operations in I Corps 85 Chapter 7 The Laotian Crisis, 1962 86 Genesis of the Problem 86 The American Response 88 The Marine Corps Role 88 Marine Participation: A Summary 94 PART III THE STRUGGLE CONTINUES, 1963 97 Chapter 8 The Marine Advisory Effort 99 The Political Climate 99 The Advisory Division and VNMC Operations 100 Accomplishments 110 Chapter 9 SHUFLY Operations 111 Development of the Compound Continues 111 Combat Support Operations 113 The Situation in Vietnam 121 PART IV AN EXPANDING GROUND WAR, 1964 125 Chapter 10 Marines Meet the Challenge 127 New American Decisions 127 A Restructured Military Assistance Command 130 Changes in Marine Leadership 130 Redesignation and Reorganization 131 The Vietnamese Marine Brigade 132 Additional Marine Activities 138 Chapter 11 Spring and Summer Fighting 144 The Monsoons 144 The Weather Breaks 148 Sure Wind 202 152 Operations Elsewhere in I Corps 154 Changing the Watch 156 Chapter 12 Fall and Winter Operations 157 Dry Weather Fighting 157 Monsoon and Flood Relief Operations 159 Changes and Improvements 162 Action as the Year Ends 164