Mobile Strike Forces in Vietnam 1966–70
by Rottman, Gordon L.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-09-18
Publisher(s): Osprey Publishing
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Summary
US Special Forces in Vietnam created the Civilian Irregular Defence Group (CIDG), a large paramilitary organization designed to protect the local population from Viet Cong incursions, whilst conducting border surveillance, raids and combat patuols in the local area. Their ca,ps were often overrun and having no spare manpower the US Special Forces created dedicated reaction units which could act in a responsive and flexible manner -Mobile Strike (MIKE) Forces. This book examines the MIKE units, which were formed from the CIDG, the parachute and airmobile training they were given, and the operations that they undertook, from relieving friendly camps to independent offensive operations, providing the first organizational history of the MIKE forces in combat.
Author Biography
Gordon L Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a special operations forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer. The author lives in Cypress, TX.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 4 |
| Combat mission | p. 7 |
| Mobile Guerrilla Force mission | |
| Special reconnaissance mission | |
| Doctrine and training | p. 16 |
| MIKE Force doctrine | |
| Eagle Flight tactics | |
| MIKE Force tactics | |
| Mobile Guerrilla Force tactics | |
| Special reconnaissance tactics | |
| Individual and unit training | |
| Unit organization | p. 30 |
| Unit designation practices | |
| Eagle Flight organization | |
| Reconnaissance project organization | |
| Weapons and equipment | p. 46 |
| Weapons | |
| Equipment | |
| Command, control, communications, and intelligence | p. 51 |
| Command and control | |
| Communications | |
| Intelligence | |
| The evolution of MIKE and special recon forces | p. 57 |
| I CTZ MIKE Force | |
| II CTZ MIKE Force | |
| III CTZ MIKE Force | |
| IV CTZ MIKE Force | |
| 5th MIKE Force | |
| Project DELTA | |
| Project OMEGA | |
| Project SIGMA | |
| Combat operations | p. 68 |
| I Corps Mobile Guerrilla Force | |
| I Corps MIKE Force | |
| II Corps Eagle Flight | |
| III Corps MIKE Force | |
| IV Corps MIKE Force | |
| 5th MIKE Force | |
| MIKE Force airborne operations | |
| An assessment of MIKE Forces | p. 91 |
| Stand-down | |
| Bibliography | p. 93 |
| Abbreviations | p. 94 |
| Index | p. 95 |
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