This Day in Naval History - March 29

From the Navy News Service

1954 - Carrier aircraft began reconnaissance near Dien Bien Phu, Indochina.

1960 - The first fully-integrated fleet ballistic missile is launched from USS Observation Island (AGM 23).

1973 - Naval Advisory Group and Naval Forces, Vietnam, disestablished, and the last U.S. prisoners of war leave Vietnam.

1975 - The Evacuation of Danang began by sea.