Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:MACV-SOG
gptkbp:activeIn 1964
gptkbp:activePeriod 1972
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decorations gptkb:Vietnamese_Cross_of_Gallantry
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Presidential_Unit_Citation
gptkbp:disbanded 1972
gptkbp:headquarters_location gptkb:Saigon,_South_Vietnam
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Assistance Command, Vietnam – Studies and Observations Group
gptkbp:mission gptkb:intelligence_gathering
rescue operations
reconnaissance
sabotage
direct action
counterinsurgency
psychological operations
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:John_L._Plaster
gptkb:Billy_Waugh
gptkb:James_N._Rowe
gptkb:Richard_Meadows
gptkb:Robert_L._Howard
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Brigadier_General_Donald_D._Blackburn
gptkb:Colonel_Clyde_Russell
gptkb:Colonel_John_K._Singlaub
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Daniel_Boone
gptkb:Operation_Salem_House
gptkb:Operation_Shining_Brass
gptkb:Operation_Eldest_Son
gptkb:Operation_Thunderhead
gptkb:Operation_Prairie_Fire
gptkb:Operation_Tailwind
gptkbp:operates gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Laos
gptkb:Vietnam
North Vietnam
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Central_Intelligence_Agency
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Special_Forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Military_Assistance_Command,_Vietnam
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Strategic_Technical_Directorate_Assistance_Team_158
gptkbp:type covert operations
special operations
clandestine operations
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prairie_Fire
gptkb:Operation_Tail-Wind
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6