The mission led by the secretive MACV-SOG quickly went wrong, and US forces spent days fighting just to keep them alive. See more stories on Insider's business page.

During the Vietnam War, a select group of US commandos carried out secret missions behind enemy lines. MACV-SOG, as it was known, sent small teams on across Vietnam's borders to conduct raids and ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Some notable SOG missions include Operation Tailwind, a Hatchet Force operation in Thailand and one of the most successful missions in SOG’s history; the ...

The teams conducted special operations missions, often across international borders, to support the commander's mission in Vietnam. Nine ARSOF SOG soldiers received the Medal of Honor and the unit ...

Nor is there an effort to put the small battles that SOG fought in the context of the larger Vietnam War. Though the book starts around the time of the Tet Offensive, what effect that major event may ...

For eight years during the Vietnam War, the United States' Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, Studies and Observations Group (or MACV-SOG) led strategic reconnaissance, direct action, sabotage ...

In 1998, the CIA revived an organizational name they created in the early 1960s; the Special Operations Group. The original SOG (which eventually had it's name changed to "Studies and Observation ...

During the Vietnam War, US special operators conducted covert raids deep behind enemy lines. Their missions often took them close to disaster, including on Christmas Day in 1968. Visit Business ...

For decades, the 27th SOG served as one of AFSOC’s most dynamic and battle-hardened units, overseeing diverse mission sets ranging from precision strike and specialized mobility to intelligence ...