SOG Speciality knives and Tools Inc was named in honor of the Vietnam Wars only covert special warfare unit, The Studies and Observation Group. Its existence was once denied by the US government, and it wasnt until long after the war that the SOG story could even be told. This was just a short piece of the story from US Elite Forces Vietnam by Leroy Thompson. Separate from the conventional, unconventional operations of the 5th Special Forces Group were the clandestine operations of Military Assistance Command Vietnam/Studies and the Observations group. (MAC/SOG). These were a cover name to disguise SOGs real function and the name Special Operations Group as it was sometimes called, described its real mission more accurately. This was activated in January 1964 when SOG was a joint services unit composed of members from all four branches of the armed forces, this included the Navy Seals, Marine Recons, Air Force Special Operations Pilots of the 90th Special Operations Wing, but mainly Army Special Forces. Their mission was cross border operations into Cambodia, Laos and North Vietnam to carry out intelligence gathering or raiding missions on the enemys home ground, gathering intelligence about POWs, carrying out rescue missions when possible, rescuing downed aircrews in enemy territory, training inserting and controlling agents in North Vietnam to gather intelligence or form resistance groups, carrying out black Psy Ops such as operating fake broadcasting stations inside North Vietnam, and kidnapping or assassinating key enemy personnel retrieving sensitive document equipment lost in enemy territory. 374 to choose from.
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