Friday, April 19, dawned calm and sunny, and the assault operation began.

It frequently dropped paratroopers during airborne assault operations, and delivered equipment and supplies by airdrop.

No assault operation ever stays out of contact with its command center.

Their assault operation was most efficient.

Some of these were outfitted with heavy boat davits and other arrangements to enable them to handle landing craft for amphibious assault operations.

Every operational Hip helicopter in Israel had been commandeered for this major assault operation.

These assault operations included both airborne and amphibious forces.

I did not use them before the assault operation.

The 11,000-ton Guadalcanal, designed for marine assault operations, was sent to the gulf after it became apparent that mines were a major threat.

"It would appear that our little assault operation wasn't a complete failure after all, eh?"