History Republic Of Vietnam MACV-SOG: July 2008

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS AND SPECIALIZED TERMS

ARC LIGHT Nickname for B-52 Strategic Bomber Strikes
ARVN Army of the Republic of Vietnam
AE Advisory Elements
CRF Coastal Recovery Force
CSS Coastal Security Services
DMZ Demilitarized Zone
DRV Democratic Republic of Vietnam
HOUSE 50 Logistical Support Center located at Number 50 Plantation Road
JGS Joint General Staff/Republic of Vietnam Armed Forces
LS Liaison Service
LSAD Liaison Service Advisory Detachment
MR Military Region
MACV Military Assistance Command, Vietnam
MACDO Director of Operations, Military Assistance Command
MACDI Director of Intelligence, Military Assistance Command
NDP Night Defensive Position
NVA North Vietnamese Army
RT Reconnaissance Team
STD Strategic Technical Directorate
STDAT-158 Strategic Technical Directorate Assistance Team-158
SB Special Branch
SCU Special Commando Unit
SMS Special Mission Service
SMSAD Special Mission Service Advisory Detachment
SMF Special Mission Force
SES Special Exploitation Service
SOC Studies and Observation Group
STS. Strategic Technical Service
STT Special Training Team
SCT Sea Commando Team
SEAL’s US Navy Sea Air Land Team
TAOR Tactical Area of Operational Responsibility
TC Training Center
TCAD Training Center Advisory Detachment
UW Unconventional Warfare

SOG 1964

1. The Studies and Observations Group (SOG) was formally organized on 24 January 1964 by
General Order 6, Headquarters, United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, dated 24
January 1964. At the time of its inception it was designated as the Special Operations Group,
and consisted of six officers and two enlisted men and was under the direct supervision of the
Chief of Staff, MACV. Further, it was designated as a separate staff section under
COMUSMACV with J-5 having special cognizance of actions accomplished. The Commander
was a Colonel Clyde R Russell. The mission of the organization was directed by JCS to be an
intensified program of action against North Vietnam

Prologue

1942 Established OSS Office of Strategic Service
June 13, 1942 OSS Director William Donovan
1947 President Franklin Roosevelt and the decree NSC4 established NSC4A CIA
May 7, 1954 Dien Bien Phu fell.
1956 First Observation Group activities in North Vietnam
1956 Robusta coffee Observed No. 1
1957 Making Contact the Chamber President Government
June 24, 1957 Federation established a U.S. Special Forces.
1957 LLDB HK 58 QLVNCH military training in Dong De Nha Trang Program Exceptions War to Vietnam
1958 Agreement TT Ngo Dinh Diem and the CIA activities in North Vietnam
1958 War Program Exceptions
1958 Office established 45 (Department North)
January 28, 1961 New President John F. Kennedy announced the program to operate in northern Vietnam
1961 Thanh Lap Doan 83 Biet Than Phong (North Drop)February 1961 team ARES sea intrusion-related communications until May 04/69.
February 1961 team EUROPA Although penetration jumped five employees last communication from the North Vietnamese on 27/01/64.
March 1961 team ATLAS Although penetration jumped four employees
April 27, 1961 General Edward G. Lansdale presentations on terrorism in North Vietnam South Vietnam
May 11, 1961 President Kennedy decided executive NSAM 52 "Prevention Communist dominated South"
May 27, 1961 team Castor Intrusion North Vietnam Lai Chau
June 1961 team Dido Parachute penetrate North Vietnamese four members
June 1961 team ECHO While jumping penetrate northern third staff report wrong coordinates to 08/62.06.1961 team Tarzan Although penetration jumped six staff contact last 06/63
January 12, 1962 Nautilus I Intrusion North Vietnam
February 12, 1962 team Special customs Intrusion North Vietnam Hon Gai
April 16, 1962 team Remus Although penetration jumped six members 12/08/63 add two people, three of 23/04/64, 4 of team ALTER 22/10/64, 4 of 06/65, 2 of 21/08/67. On 13/05/68 North Vietnamese Army Special loan is Required-click in the operation of the accounting Remus
May 16, 1962 team Tourbillon Parachuting penetrate further 7 people 8 people Accountant COOTS 27/05/64, 7 of team Perseus 24/06/64, 6 of team VERSE 07/11/65, 2 of team Tourbillon BRAVO 24/12/66. User name sends emergency hearing 01/67. recon team are used to measure direction of enemy contact until 04/69.
June 7, 1962 Treaty signed Trung Lap Ai Lao
June 1962 team EROS Although penetration jumped five employees
April 13, 1963 Accounting PEGASUS parachute penetrate six staff
May 14, 1963 team JASON Parachute penetrate five employees
04.6.1963 team Dauphine Parachute penetrate five employees
04.6.1963 team BELL 04/06/63 Drop 7 Add 7 Although the accounting Greco 14/11/64. The last post dienvan 19/03/67. of touch 03/07/67
June 28, 1962 II Natilus penetrate North Vietnam
June 28, 1962 Special team Intrusion Quang Binh
September 1962 Established Branch Special Forces Vietnam
January 3, 1963 The Government Regulation team two North Vietnamese attack and over runned Plei-Mrong LLDB camp .1963 Easy, Eagle Intrusion
1963 Established group 77 and group 31 Special Forces
June 1963 team BECASSINE Although 06/63 Drop 6
June 10, 1963 team MIDAS Despite the drop eight Intrusion North Vietnamese
June 10, 1963 team NIKE Despite drop 6
July 1963 Nautilus VII invading North Vietnam
July 1963 Accounting Dragon Intrusion Mong Cai Financial Accounting Manager A Jupiter mission to destroy the local Radio Radar
June 7, 1963 team BART Despite drop 5
07.06.63 team Tellus While drop 4
July 1963 team GIANT Despite drop 6
July 1963 Cards Packer Despite drop 6
July 1963 Special team Mong Cai destroy invading Taiwan Radar
August 9, 1963 team EASY six of eight drop
18/07/64, 5 people Add payment HORSE 05/65, 17/09/65 Add to nine people. 3 more people 8/10/65 Mathematics (Dog / GECKO). Math Dog / GECKO renamed EASYALPHA jump down to 07/67. Was the last communication 26/04/68 August 12, 1963 Although the second drop Strengthening Accounting RemusApril 9, 1963 team SWAN Despite the drop 6
July 10, 1963 team BULL Despite drop 7
May 12, 1963 team RUBY 05/12/63 Despite Drop 8
1964 Established "Guom Thieng Ai Quoc"
January 16, 1964 Federation of Foundation Studies and Observed (Cho Lon) in 1966 moved to Phi Truong Tan Son Nhat Air Yem Department moved to Nha Trang, Da Nang Hai cover moved out.
January 24, 1964 Established MACV-SOG / OPLAN 34A February 1964 Established B-53 / Training Center "Quyet Thang"
February 16, 1964 Operators SPVDH penetrate the North 1964 Department of Foundation Engineering
1964 The founding of Technical / Strategic Technical Directorate Joint staff / QLVNCH
1964 Coast Guard established customs OP-37 NAD (Naval Advisory Detachment)1964 Contact the Department of General Staff (Years)
March 1964 Helicopter Squadron 219 at Pleiku
April 23, 1964 Although the third drop Strengthening Accounting Remus.
April 25, 1964 team Attila Despite the drop six penetrate North Vietnam
May 19, 1964 team LOTUS Despite drop 6
May 27, 1964 team COOTS Despite the drop to seven Strengthening Accounting Tourbillon
May 27, 1964 Program sword Thien Ai Quoc Quang Binh to bring people from the Cu Lao Cham first one ghe fishermen.
June 12, 1964 2 Teams of CSS penetration of 26 people, including Ron Ha Tinh and Thanh Hoa Bridge River Customer Work Done.
June 17, 1964 Team Scorpion Despite drop 7
June 19, 1964 Team BUFFALO Despite the drop 10
June 26, 1964 Accounting explosive SPVDH includes 7 people, and Mathematics support 24 people for the explosion on Highway 1 near Thanh Hoa
June 28, 1964 Mathematics EAGLE Despite the drop in six years left contact 69. Despite the drop for six Strengthening Accounting EASY.
July 1, 1964 30 Special File SPVDH penetrate estuaries Kien Dong Hoi.
July 24, 1964 Mathematics Perseus Despite the drop to seven Strengthening Accounting Tourbillon, Boon 29/07/64 Despite Drop 9
July 20, 1964 Program sword Thieng Ai Quoc to add ghe two fishermen from the Bay of North Vietnam Cu Lao Cham.
July 30, 1964 Mathematics Special customs reviews the Hai Phong caused many casualties
January 8, 1964 Navy North Vietnamese attack vessels Maddox
October 22, 1964 Accounting ALTER drop 4 to enhance mathematics Remus.November 14, 1964 Accounting Greco Despite the drop to seven Strengthening Accounting BELL. Centaur Mathematics 28 aircraft crashed C-123 on 10/12/64 Five Hengshan County where Da Nang. Fatality Remus ALPHA Part 05/65 Remus radical production was ordered through Laos. Last contact was 21/08/65. Vic coordinates 785,367. "Radio silence, to Van Tuong (Laos)
1965 Tien Thanh Lap Doanh FOB1 Phu Bai, FOB2 Kontum, Ban Me FOB3 Properties FOB4 Non Nuoc FOB5 Duc and FOB6 Dalat.
May 1965 Math Horse Despite the drop 5 to enhance mathematics EASY September 17, 1965 Math Dog / GECKO Despite the drop to 9 Strengthening Accounting EASY. Following supplementary EASY ALPHA 30/10/65. Enter payment EASY in 07/67.July 11, 1965 Mathematics VERSE Despite drop 8 to enhance mathematics
November 19, 1965 Mathematics ROMEO Helicopter 10 10.66 May 3, 1966 Accounting Kern Despite the drop 9
June 22, 1966 Accounting Hector Helicopter 15 Add 11 accounting BRAVO Hector 23/09/66.
July 1966 Established 16 accounting massacre OMEGA Military Action B50 (road runner program) Dogs barking Ho Chi Minh Trail, and Phantom Border.
September 15, 1966 SAS RECONDO established school-MACV
May 10, 1966 Samson Accounting 8 Bai meet the helicopter in Laos. Contact Last 02/12/66
December 24, 1966 Accounting Tourbillon Although the second drop Strengthening Tourbillon. Night BRAVO by phone and computer eavesdropping detector hearing.
January 26, 1967 Accounting HADLEY 11 helicopters into the north by road. Be thoroughly export orders through Laos. 03/69
April 22, 1967 Accounting Hansen Math has never helicopter 17 to the North Vietnam. Appear beach destination meeting place. Require radical production.21.08.67 Although the second drop Strengthening Accounting Remus
September 13, 1967 Goldfish Credit Cards Sea Road with a penetration Plowman. Diep service 327. Diep members recruit a group of prisoners in the Paradise. Diep will is the 60-90 day and thoroughly export by sea.
September 21, 1967 Team RED DRAGON Stay in touch drop 7 to May 04/6909.67 Contacts / Negative President attached technicians
October 18, 1967 The Last team VOI Despite the drop after four deaths in touch intrusion1967 Established Strata Short Term Target Acquisition And Reconnaissance Long Thanh
1967 Strata Intrusion Team 111 Southern Laos comes from Da Nang to Khe Sanh by C130 and H34 Africa Union 219 to Laos, mathematics and hit the enemy siege, Chief Accounting Bui Van Thien Trung Tá guide plane bombing over the Cards causing the brand team in Division 192 of 325 North Vietnamese.
Accounting Deputy Sergeant Please Ly, Trung Tá Lam Observers and 9 accounting professionals including Nguyen Mars (high) Le Van Xuan (flash)
October 1967 Team 112 Strata penetrated Quang Binh, Hung Junior Member Accounting Manager and Deputy Sergeant Protestant Mathematics Mathematics has 4 employees21/08/67 Although the two drop Strengthening accounting REMUS.50. 1968 SOG OP-34 OP-36 changedJanuary 11, 1967 Union should establish a shock War in Da Nang with three Command front FOB1 Phu Bai.FOB3 Khe Sanh.FOB4 Non Nuoc Da Nang.January 1, 1967 Established CCC Kontum with 30 accounting massacre, penetrated.
January 1, 1967 Established The CCS-Mexican Properties Ho Ngoc Tao and farm sector activities Mekong Delta and Cambodia
January 1, 1968 OP-36 charge of StrataMarch 1968 Strata moved to Son Tra Da NangMay 14, 1968 Strata 120 Gray Draft
June 6, 1968 Strata 114 penetrate BVJuly 21, 1968 Strata 115 Intrusion BVOctober 1968 The Hai Van SPVDH work ended operations in Northern and Region 1 and Region 2 Coast Customs.
December 1968 Starta Union 111968 Phoenix Accounting Group 68 Recon1968-1972 Program Fortrum STD-MACV-SOG
February 1970 Prairie Fire OP-35 made 441 jumps mission invading Laos and accounting Trail City
April 1970 Program Salem House operations in Cambodia 577 Mathematics penetrate many special work.
March 18, 1970 Lon Nol overthrew Sihanouk1.
July 1970 Established Command Exceptions War and the Battle of Liberation North Face.
December 26, 1970 - 8.01.1971 Special Size 38 accounting intrusion during 172 days at base 712 includes 13 lines, 141 and 19.The military continued in the base 351, 740, 701, 609, 613, 611 demilitarized zone, the western Laos.January 1, 1971 Department of Foundation Work
January 1971 Established SMAG / MACV-RECONDO / SMS Work Department
July 1971 NAD-end transfer OP39 Navy Region 11972 Disbanded Special Forces Vietnam
March 3, 1972 Department of Work and then move to Non Nuoc, Son Tra Da Nang, Group 2 va2, 3 SLL / BTL Group sent up 75 Military Zone 2 Group 1 SLL / 68 Union Army sent up Area 3
April 2, 1972 Rescue BAT 21
April 30, 1972 Dissolved MAC-V-SOG (GI repatriated)
April 30, 1972 MACV-SOG handed technicians / BTTM / QLVNCH
July 1972 Group Work massacre Tien Phong Quan Khu 1
September 15, 1972 Department of Work Cooperation Division parachuting and TQLC recapture Quang Tri City Co
October 1972 The Mathematics Department Work activities Laos-Vietnam border intrusions by Trail City
May 1, 1972 Assistance Team 158 ACTIVE
January 26, 1973 68 Work Group identified coordinates B52 bombers filled R Department before Ballet ceasefire agreement came into effect on January 27, 1973
April 1973 North Vietnam released 591 American prisoners are not employees MACV-SOG released.
January 19, 1974 Special Customs / SPVDH Battle with the Chinese Communist Army in Hoang Sa.
June 1974 Mathematical Union Massacre 2 Kontum office work search and destroy oil pipeline to the tank of the international team in the highlands of North Vietnam, after several rainy day Games description, oil pipe has been revealed and destroyed us system supplies gasoline to the tank and was paralyzed BBC and the VOA reporter several days later.
August 8, 1974 Accounting Work Group 11, 71, and 72 consecutive penetrate the Upper German locations Quang NamDecember 1974 75 Cong tac penetrate An Lao, Binh Dinh March 10, 1975 Group 3 Contacts evacuated Board of love
March 10, 1975 Work Group and the Group of 75 SCT Contacts evacuated to Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, Vung Tau, Saigon
March 25, 1975 Major Tran Nhut / BCH contact, Thieu Ta Nguyen Van Hai Doan 2 Contact / sacrifice during the Communist latch on Highway 7
March 28, 1975 Da Nang Di Tan.
March 28, 1975 3 Teams Work of Union Work Action Army 72 regional Hai Van Pass, the summit is not the same Black radical production the Son Tra.
March 28, 1975 Group 72 and the SMS Evacuate Da Nang Tien Sa
April 1, 1975 Department of Work moving from Da Nang to Nha Trang, Cam Ranh, Vung Tau, Long Thanh Nhi village she and Storage 18 Khanh Hoi Saigon.
April 1, 1975 Group 72, Group 2 and Group 3 Contact Us to Vung Tau
April 7, 1975 Contact the Department dispatched a delegation belonging Contact Command Corps front in Phan Rang 2.
April 16, 1975 Group 1 Department Contact evacuated Phan Rang
April 20, 1975 Department of Mathematics Work Jumping the Pacific collected information for the Union Army 3rd
April 28, 1975 Duong Van Minh took office
April 28, 1975 The work of the Mathematics Work Group, and Union Contact / technicians marched penetrate the Pacific, Don Hamlet, Binh Trieu and suburban areas to provide updates to the commander of Union took third variable attack of Communist North Vietnam to Saigon Cities.
April 29, 1975 Group 68 and Training Center located Yen The defense set the area of Phu Tho racecourse before Command technicians
April 29, 1975 One Work of the payment is still in the military and then find the means of production radically.
November 1996 Congress voted to establish Special Operation Command SOCOM advancement SOG "Special Operation Group Vietnam" units primarily and key on the battlefield today.
April 4th 2001 Special Presidential Unit Award reward size and the Republic of Vietnam United States (Fort Bragg) based Special Forces and Special File United States (SOC) North Carolina USA
June 4, 2001 Congress Tuyen Duong Sacrifice and fight Nha Anh Dung of Engineering in Washington DCCongressional Record Proceedings and debates of the 107th Congress, First Section.

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