A watan Maris na shekara ta 1965, Amurka ta fara Operation Rolling Thunder. An fara aikin yakin farko, Operation Arc Light, wanda B-52Fs suka tashi a ranar 18 ga Yuni, 1965, lokacin da 'yan bindiga 30 na 9th da 441st Bombardment Squadrons suka kai hari kan' yan gurguzu kusa da Gundumar Bến Cát a Kudancin Vietnam. Na farko daga cikin' yan bindigar ya isa da wuri a wurin da aka tsara, kuma yayin da yake motsawa don kiyaye tashar, biyu B-52s sun yi karo da juna, wanda ya haifar da asarar duka' yan bindigar biyu da 'yan bindigar guda takwas. Sauran sojojin Amurka, wanda ya koma baya saboda matsaloli na inji, ya ci gaba da fuskantar irin wannan gyare-gyare a karkashin aikin Sun Bath.
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