Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. US Air Force Bell UH-1P helicopters from the 20th Special Operations Squadron fly into Cambodia, around 1970. US Air Force/Capt.

MACV-SOG’s missions were among the most dangerous in military history, often involving small teams facing overwhelming enemy forces in the jungles of Southeast Asia. Their tactics, bravery, and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The door gunner in a UH-1B Huey gunship fires on Vietcong positions during a search-and-destroy mission in the Mekong Delta, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Consisting of elite operators from various special operations forces, such as the Green Berets Navy SEALs, Force Recon, and CIA operatives, this covert unit was tasked with some of the most difficult ...

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 ...