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Hatchet Force

A Hatchet Force or Hatchet Team was a special operations team of American and South Vietnamese members of MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, who operated in small covert operations along the Ho Chi Minh trail from 1966. The units specialized in search and destroy missions and in locating missing American servicemen in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam.

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Active
1966 – October 1972, January 1973
Allegiance
United States South Vietnam
Branch
MACV-SOG
Country
United States
Engagements
Vietnam War
Nickname
"Hatchet Force"

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related to Operation Tailwind · 27
Hatchet Force → Americans, Between, Captain Eugene McCarley, CNN, CNN News Group Chairman, CNN's, Dak To, Equipment, Laos, Montagnard, Oliver, PAVN, People's Army, Peter Arnett, Producer April Oliver, Producer Jack Smith, Producer Pam Hill, Royal Lao Army, September, Smith
related to Searching for MIAs · 27
Hatchet Force → CAR-15, Da Nang, December, HALO, Hatchet, Honor, Howard, James, January, Jerson, Jerson's, June, Laos/Cambodia, Laos/Cambodian, Lt, Madison Alexander Strohlein, Medal, Montagnards, NVA, On
related to Khe Sanh 1967–1968 · 11
Hatchet Force → American, Americans, During, Firebase-3, Hatchet, Hatchet Forces, Khe Sanh, Special Commando Units, The Hatchet, United States Marine Corps, While
related to Organization · 11
Hatchet Force → American Special Forces, CCC, CCN, CCS, Command, Control Center, Control North, Control South, January, October, Operating
Active · 1
Hatchet Force → 1966 – October 1972, January 1973
Allegiance · 1
Hatchet Force → United States South Vietnam
Branch · 1
Hatchet Force → MACV-SOG
Country · 1
Hatchet Force → United States
Engagements · 1
Hatchet Force → Vietnam War
Nickname · 1
Hatchet Force → "Hatchet Force"

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hatchet force vietnam forces special team war laos missing american command teams cnn operations khe sanh south macv-sog three scherdin

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Hatchet ForceActive1966 – October 1972, January 19731.00infobox
Hatchet ForceAllegianceUnited States South Vietnam1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceBranchMACV-SOG1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceEngagementsVietnam War1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceNickname"Hatchet Force"1.00infobox
Hatchet ForcePart ofUnited States Army Special Forces1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceRoleHo Chi Minh trail operations1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceSize16-man teams, or larger1.00infobox
Hatchet ForceTypeSpecial forces1.00infobox
Hatchet Forcerelated to Khe Sanh 1967–1968During0.60section
Hatchet Forcerelated to Khe Sanh 1967–1968Khe Sanh0.60section

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