US Air Force Bell UH-1P helicopters from the 20th Special Operations Squadron fly into Cambodia, around 1970. US Air Force/Capt. Billie D Tedford As the US waged a conventional war in South Vietnam, a ...

MACV-SOG’s missions were among the most dangerous in military history, often involving small teams facing overwhelming enemy ...

Formed in the heat of the Vietnam War, MACV-SOG was a top-secret unit composed of the best operators from across the U.S. military, tasked with carrying out classified missions behind enemy lines.

FORT BRAGG, N.C., - Today marks the 55th anniversary of the activation of the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) in the Republic of Vietnam. The Military ...

The door gunner in a UH-1B Huey gunship fires on Vietcong positions during a search-and-destroy mission in the Mekong Delta, January 23, 1968.Bettmann/Getty Images US commandos fought a covert war in ...

US special-operations forces played a central role in the Vietnam War. The Pentagon even created a covert special-ops unit, MACV-SOG, to conduct cross-border operations. MACV-SOG teams were highly ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** MACV-SOG - the Vietnam War's ...

An elite Army Special Operations group is now being honored, after years of government denials that it ever existed. Members of the secret Special Forces group, who operated behind the lines in ...

Primary source histories are often the most compelling, which is why I felt privileged when Keith McKim, who served as Sergeant 1st Class, Green Berets, MACV-SOG, invited me to his home to talk about ...