Patch - US RANGER - Special Recon Nha Trang - PROJECT OMEGA - Vietnam War - 5765

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GREEN BERETS - US SPECIAL FORCES - USSF - MACV-SOG
PROJECT OMEGA - SPECIAL RECON - PROJECT B-50 SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE
HQ - NHA TRANG - RECONDO - BLACK OPS - LONG RANGE RECON PATROL
Measures - 3.8 x 3.6 inches (9.5 x 9 cms) - Original Vietnam War Patch
Project Omega – Detachment B-50 – Special Recon
US Special Forces - Project Omega, Operation Omega - Elite Operatives - Detachment B-50, Special Recon. The role of Project Omega was to provide additional and specialized Recon beyond that provided by Project Delta (Project Delta info below).
Project Delta - Detachment B-52.
The duties of USSF detachment B-52 was to train US Special Forces and Elite US Army personnel in Long Range Reconnaissance Techniques.
The first group of trainees were drawn from the elite of the 101st Airborne Division (and they were volunteers) and commenced their course in September 1965. The MACV Recondo School was taught at Nha Trang with combat training exercises conducted at Hon Tre Island.
Only the elite of any unit were picked to attend, combat experience was essential. Over 2,000 of the Soldiers that started the course failed to complete it due to the strict guidelines of completion provided by the MACV.
The mission of those involved in Project Delta was;
Location of Enemy Units, Collection of Intelligence, Assessment of Bomb damage, Artillery and Air Strike Co-Ordination, Hunter Killer Missions, Special Purpose Harassment and Deception Missions.
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