Initially, Delta Force and SEAL Team 6, which were JSOC's counterterrorism direct-action units, were predominately manned with Vietnam veterans, several of whom had served in SOG. MACV-SOG members ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Some AKM-armed teams added a degree of deception, disguising themselves in North Vietnamese uniforms. During a chance meeting, the enemy hesitated to engage a masquerading team, giving the SOG men ...

Years after the Vietnam War ended, it was discovered that there was a mole at the SOG headquarters in Saigon who had been passing information on team missions and locations to the enemy.

SOG recon was the only Army unit in Vietnam armed with the Model 700. The M14-based ... these SOG teams raised such havoc behind enemy lines that the North Vietnamese diverted 50,000 troops from ...

Casualty rates for SOG reconnaissance teams exceeded 100%, meaning every man was wounded at least once and approximately half were killed. Of the 1,579 Americans missing in action from the Vietnam ...

An Arma 3 mod for SOG Prairie Fire, the Vietnam War creator DLC, ... You can select the kind of squad you want to deploy on each mission, picking from MACV-SOG teams, SEALs, ...