Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
Vietnam War–era American multi-service special operations unit
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a highly classified, joint special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations before and during the Vietnam War for the United States. Established on 24 January 1964, it conducted strategic reconnaissance missions in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. MACV-SOG's missions included taking prisoners, rescuing downed pilots or prisoners of war throughout Southeast Asia; and overseeing agent team activities and conducting psychological operations. The unit participated in most of the significant campaigns of the Vietnam War, including the Gulf of Tonkin incident which precipitated increased American involvement, Operation Steel Tiger, Operation Tiger Hound, the Tet Offensive, Operation Commando Hunt, the Cambodian Campaign, Operation Lam Son 719, and the Easter Offensive. The unit was downsized and renamed Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team 158 on 1 May...
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