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The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense, composed of forces from the United States Army, United States Navy, and United States Air Force, as well as their respective special operations forces.
U.S. troops were necessary and SOG was given the green light. On 18 October 1965, MACV-SOG conducted its first cross-border mission against target D-1, a suspected truck terminus on Laotian Route 165, 15 miles (24 km) inside Laos. The team consisted of two U.S. Special Forces soldiers and four South Vietnamese.
Although the U.S. Army Support Group was the Army component command within Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) in 1962, its functions were limited to logistical and administrative matters and excluded operational matters, which were the concern of the chief of Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam.
[1]: 236 Up to 1968 the territorial forces had been without advisers and often Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) had little information on their condition and employment. With thousands of these units spread out over the country any effort to place permanent advisers with them would have been too costly in terms of U.S. manpower.
While working with the CIA's Special Activities Center, he was killed in action on October 25, 2003, during a mission in Afghanistan, where he sacrificed himself to protect his team. [5] [6] [7] John R. Cavaiani: Served at the unit from 1984 to 1989. Before his time at the unit, he served in MACV-SOG where he earned the Medal of Honor.
Crew chief on UH-1H #68-15255 shot down while extracting members of MACV-SOG team RT Intruder [179] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] February 18: Johnson, Gary L: Specialist 4: US Army: 101st Aviation Battalion: South Vietnam, A Shau Valley: Door gunner on UH-1H #68-15255 shot down while extracting members of MACV-SOG team RT Intruder [180]
Klein traveled around the country with her dad before she joined the United States Army as a broadcast journalist and public affairs specialist. Army broadcast journalist credits MACV for getting ...
US Army: RT New Hampshire, MACV-SOG: South Vietnam, Kon Tum Province: Leader of an 8 man long-range reconnaissance patrol that was extracted by McGuire rig following an ambush. He fell from the helicopter at an altitude of 2500 feet [335] Killed in action, body not recovered [3] November 16: Copley, William M: Specialist: US Army: RT Vermont ...