• PIRAZ PIRAZ is a United States Navy acronym for Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone. The zone is defined by the air search radar coverage of a...
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    eased, Chicago departed to resume PIRAZ duties in the Gulf of Tonkin from 12 February to 6 March. Following a final PIRAZ cruise from 23 March to 17 April...
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    On the 6th, the warship resumed PIRAZ duty, relieving Jouett. For almost a month, she operated alternately as PIRAZ ship and as strike-support and search-and-rescue...
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    Wainwright was called back to PIRAZ duty secondary to a fire aboard USS Forrestal in July 1967. Wainwright resumed PIRAZ duty on 12 August. Her 27 days...
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    of Tonkin Market Time Vung Ro Bay Game Warden Double Eagle Stable Door PIRAZ Sea Dragon Deckhouse Five Bo De River, Nha Trang, Tha Cau River Sealords...
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    against North Vietnamese air attacks as a positive identification radar zone (PIRAZ) picket ship, and served as plane-guard ship for carriers Enterprise, Bon...
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    University Press. ISBN 1-58544-241-0. Lockee, Garette E. (April 1969), PIRAZ, United States Naval Institute Proceedings Olsen, John Andreas, ed. A History...
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    missile frigate USS Horne as Positive Identification Radar Advisory Zone (PIRAZ) unit. With destroyer USS Rich, she plied the waters off North Vietnam until...
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    crewman and injuring nine more. An American pilot apparently interpreted the PIRAZ cruiser's AN/SPG-55 radar as a North Vietnamese SAM site. Worden required...
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    Incident, along with Operation Sea Dragon, Operation Sealords, Yankee Station, PIRAZ, and naval gunfire support. When a trawler was intercepted landing arms...
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