It is composed of seven sections situated centrally, throughout the IV Corps area. Duties of these sections range from city patrol to compound security. As the muddy Mekong River leaves the Cambodian border, it begins to divide and sends thousand of smaller streams swirling over the land like a giant fan. These tributaries spread across the flat expanse of South Vietnam, depositing tons of rich soil over the region. Very little dry land courses over the Delta.
Farmers build their homes on mounds of earth to escape the rising waters.
Free cover for the Viet Cong is limited, consequently they must travel at night. This is where the use of searchlights are important. Arty by 9th Infantry Division at Bear Cat and they deployed south into IV Corps. On 13 March, the advance party proceeded to Camp Bear Cat with the Advance body initiating the staging phase for the arrival of the main body. Other major operations are classified.