Patch - Montagnard Mike Force Airborne - Vietnam War

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Original Vietnam War Patch: Magnificent of an Airborne Trained Montagnard Special Forces Operative. Part of a long held Private collection of Special Forces to be listed today, no repeats, Rare One Off Pieces. Mike Force - Airborne, Rare Gold Thread, Montagnard Special Forces Patch Reasonably unusual for a Montagnard Special Forces Operative to wear an Airborne tab with the Mike Force Patch. Parachute insertions in Vietnam were extremely rare and most insertions were completed clandestinely by Helicopter drop. Indicated that the patch was the property either of a green beret US Special Forces Operative assigned to a Montagnard unit or an elite Mercenary Montagnard Operative with additional training at Nha Trang. Located in II Corps Military Tactical Zone and operated out of Pleiku.Excellent condition, nice rare Shoulder patch. 3.5 x 2.25 inches ( 9 x 6 cms) Post, Anyw Worldwide via Airmail, $4.00 - Additional Patches posted Free of Charge. US Special Forces - MACV - SOG Airborne - MIKE FORCE Vietnam War MOBILE STRIKE FORCE (MIKE FORCE) Patch of the US, 5th Special Forces Group Airborne. Offiically set up in 1965 Mike Force was originally called the ' Mobile Guerilla Force' due to the nature of the actions performed by this group in conjunction with the Nung Tribesmen since early 1964. Headquartered / Located at Nha Trang, Mike Force had the selection of the best of the Indigenous forces available including tribesmen Nung of the Rhade, Raglia, Koho, Nung and Cham with the entire contingent of the both the Nung and Rhade rated as 'Superb' in their jungle fighting skills and all airborne qualified. The standards of the other tribesmen allocated/choosen to fight with Mike Force was well above that of the normal Indigenous combatant. In total, approximately 40% of the indigenous combatants were Special Forces trained and qualified. (totalling over 1,000 men at Nha Trang alone). Unusually, the area of operation of the 5th Mike Force at Nha Trang was 'Vietnam' and not restricted to oeprations in any particular zone. Used for re-inforcement of indigenous positions the Mobile Strike Force (Reaction Force) was also used for Recon Ambush, Recon and Combat, Rapid Insertion, Jungle Tracking and Neutralization and were capable of operating in areas considered as VC / NVA Strongholds for period of more than 60 days without re-supply or contact if necessary. Strike-Force-7: Payment is accepted via Paypal and via Australian Money orders, Personal and Bank Cheques. Post : All items are posted within three working days from time of received payment. Combined Post: We combine postage costs on all items. Bulk Purchasing Discounts : Discounts will be applied at a rate of 10% and free post and insurance on all Bulk Purchases over $ 500.00 V- Tours: Command Control, North, South, Central, MACV, Special Forces, SOG, Special Op's, Special Operations Group, 5 th Special Forces, Army Security Agency, Military Intelligence, Psy-Ops, US Army, De Oppresso Liber, Airborne, 1 st Special Forces, CIDG, Mike Force, Mobile Guerrilla Force, Mobile Strike Force, Operations Detachment, Provincial Recon Unit, Recon Teams, RT, USMC, United States Marine Corps, Vietnam War, WWII, WWI, French Indochine War, French Foreign Legion, Legion Etrange, Project Omega, Recondo School, Rapid Fire, Project Delta, Special Missions Advisory Force, Project Gamma, Project Sigma, Indigenous Troops, MACV-SOG, CCC, CCS, CCN, USARV, SMAG, TAG, Field Training Command, Recon Team Leader, US Navy, Air Force, AATTV, Long Tan, Nui Dat, AAFV, ATF, New Zealand V Force, Big Red One, 1 st Infantry Division, 1 st Cavalry Division, Tropic Lightning, 25 th Infantry Division, Subdued, Patch, Patches, Uniform, Helmet, Flash, Beret, Arc, Tab, 101 st Airborne Division, 82 nd Airborne, 173 rd Airborne, Combat, Militaria, Medal, Badge, Map, 199 th Infantry Brigade, Old Ironsides, 5 th Inf... read more

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