Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, or MACV, was the United States' unified command structure for all its military forces in South Vietnam during the Vietnam Conflict. It was created on Febuary 2nd, 1962 in response to military assistance in South Vietnam, due to the threat of an attack from North Vietnam. After the 1973 Paris peace Accords treaty, the US was mandated to pull out all forces from Vietnam. Hence, the MACV was disbanned on march 29th, 1973. They fought against the rising fear of the Viet Cong insurgency and against invasion attempts from North Vietnam.

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 * The 5th Special Forces Group is a United States Army Special Forces unit that was activated on September 21, 1961 during the Cold War. They conducted much unconventionalThey are still active today


 * The Studies and Observations Group (MACV-SOG) was a special operations unit which conducted covert unconventional warfare operations during the Vietnam Conflict.

Battlefield Vietnam
The MACV fight against the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong.

Engagements agains the NVA

 * Fall of Lang Vei: 5th Special Forces Group vs. 304th N.V.A. Division

Engagements agains the Viet Cong

 * Ho Chi Minh Trail: MACV - Studies and Observations Group vs. Unidentified Viet Cong Forces
 * Cambodian Incursion: MACV - Studies and Observations Group vs. Unidentified Viet Cong Forces