 In the face of artillery and fixed-wing support, the PAVN broke contact and the Marines began a sweep through the area during which they regained contact.The PAVN again broke and ran, and Company F moved through the area, capturing a number of weapons and counting 11 PAVN dead.On 15 August, a PAVN company attacked a four-man Marine reconnaissance team southeast of Con Thien near the abandoned airstrip at Nam Dong.