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Share This: Photos of John Stryker Meyer, SOG team: Wikipedia On this day 57 years ago, the Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV), activated the “Studies and Observation Group” which became known simply as SOG. MACV headquarters in Saigon issued General Order 6, which created a highly secret new organization, Joint Special Operations Task Force to execute clandestine operations. SOG, was approved by President Lyndon Johnson three years after President Kennedy had called for covert actions against North Vietnam. MACV-SOG was first activated on January 24, 1964. It was commanded by an Army Special Forces colonel but would be comprised of troops from all the services: Army Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Air Force, Marine Corps Force Recon, as well as CIA personnel as SOG would soon be conducting most of the Agency’s covert operations in North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia were all part of the organization. ....
Just this hour we obtained the audio of amtrak 501, the engineer moments after the train derailed. track 501 emergency emergency emergency. we are on the ground. we are on the bridge 5 in the [ inaudible ]. on the freeway. need ems as sap, looks like they re starting to show up. northbound 101 coming up. dispatcher, 501. come in. amtrak 501 answering control north. over. hey, guys, what happened? coming around the corner to take the bridge over i-5 there right north and went on the ground. okay. are you is everybody okay? i m still figuring that out. we got cars everywhere and down on to the highway. wow. all right. and that is the first we have ....
Military advisers, up to 300, to assess how we can best train, advise and support iraqi security forces going forward. right now on andrea mitchell reports, back to iraq. the president outlines his counterterrorism strategy in iraq to help fend off the isis militant insurgency. but can the mission succeed with a crisis of confidence in iraq s leadership? it s not the place for the united states to choose iraq s leaders. it is clear, though, that only leaders that can govern with an inclusive agenda are going to be able to truly bring the iraqi people together and help them through this crisis. meanwhile, the fierce fighting continues for control north of baghdad again today. we ll get the latest on the ground from nbc s richard engel as the u.s. military personnel begin to arrive. our military personnel who are going to be looking for targets. these are hammers looking for nails. and an american hero. meet the young medal of honor ....