 By the end of the day 15 Marines were dead with a further 10 soldiers injured; however, Operation Hastings was an overall success.By the operation's end on 3 August 1966 the United States had accounted for at least 824 confirmed NVA soldiers killed and 214 captured weapons compared to the 126 Marines killed and 448 wounded.The Rockpile officially came under the control of American troops by the end of July 1966 when a small observation team landed on the summit.