Big Eye Task Force Viet-Nam

The Big Eye Task Force was a specialized United States Air Force reconnaissance unit operating in Vietnam during the early years of the Vietnam War. Formed under the code name "Big Eye" in the early 1960s, the task force utilized modified EC-121 Warning Star aircraft equipped with advanced radar and electronic surveillance equipment. Their primary mission was to provide early warning, intelligence gathering, and electronic monitoring of North Vietnamese air and ground activity, significantly enhancing situational awareness for U.S. and allied forces. The operations of the Big Eye Task Force laid the groundwork for more advanced airborne warning and control systems (AWACS) that became standard in later conflicts.