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.
| Hatchet Force | |
|---|---|
The patch of Company C, Command & Control Central, MACV-SOG | |
| Active | 1966 – October 1972, January 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States South Vietnam |
| Branch | MACV-SOG |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Ho Chi Minh trail operations |
| Size | 16-man teams, or larger |
| Part of | United States Army Special Forces |
| Nickname(s) | "Hatchet Force" |
| Engagements | Vietnam War |
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