abstract:The Phoenix Program (, a word related to fenghuang, the Chinese phoenix) was a program designed, coordinated, and executed by the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States special operations forces, special forces operatives from the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV),The Enemy And His Tactics, By David Wilkins. 5th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment Association website and the Republic of Vietnam]'s (South Vietnam) security apparatus during the [[Vietnam War.