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Patch - JOLLY ROGER SKULL - MIKE FORCE BJ 21 - Deaths Head - Vietnam War - M.455:
$21.66

Special Forces, Vietnam - US Special Forces, Vietnam

Patch - United States Army - Special Forces

Patch - Black Ops - Jolly Roger

Measures - 3.2 x 2.8 inches (8 x 7 cms)

Green Berets - Vietnam - Black Jack 21 Operations - Mobile Strike Force

MOBILE STRIKE FORCE (MIKE FORCE) - BLACK JACK 21 – Blackjack 31

Officially set up in 1965Mike Force was originally called the \' Mobile Guerrilla Force\' due to thenature of the actions performed by this group in conjunction with the NungTribesmen since early 1964.

Headquartered at NhaTrang, Mike Force had the selection of the best of the Indigenous forcesavailable including tribesmen of the Rhade, Raglia, Koho, Nung and Cham withthe entire contingent of both the Nung and Rhade rated as \'Superb\' in theirjungle fighting skills and all airborne qualified.

The standards of the othertribesmen allocated/chosen to fight with Mike Force was well above that of thenormal Indigenous combatant.

In total, approximately40% of the indigenous combatants were Special Forces trained and qualified.(totalling over 1,000 men at Nha Trang alone).

Unusually, the area ofoperation of the 5th Mike Force at Nha Trang was \'Vietnam\' and not restrictedto operations in any particular zone.

Used for re-inforcement ofindigenous positions the Mobile Strike Force (Reaction Force) was also used forRecon Ambush, Recon and Combat, Rapid Insertion, Jungle Tracking andNeutralization and were capable of operating in areas considered as VC / NVAStrongholds for period of more than 60 days without re-supply or contact ifnecessary.

BLACKJACK 21

Developed as a theory ofoperation and first put into action in November 1966, \'Blackjack\' sawconsiderable success during it\'s five years of operation until 1971.

Further to intelligenceprovided by Recon teams on long insertion missions a 3 to 4 man Recon Teamwould be sent to survey an area followed shortly by a 150 Man \'Mobile GuerrillaForce\' (MGF) made up of Mike Force Trained Indigenous Soldiers commanded by aUS Special Force Command Group.

The first such Blackjackoperation was \'Operation BLACKJACK 21\' in Kontum province in October / November1966.

Having been air-droppedinto the Plei Trap Valley on the 13th of October the entire action force waseventually airlifted out of the area. Having run into 3 NVA on bicycles (whowere killed) the force shortly afterwards came under intense fire from a largeenemy force and spent four days attempting to prevent itself from beensurrounded.

Enemy casualties (apartfrom the three cyclist) are unknown, no allied wounded or KIA. They wereairlifted out on the 9th of November.

Not deemed a disaster (infact having returned with a full contingent of personnel after almost a monthin the field it was considered a considerable success) and in mid 1967 theMobile Guerrilla Force was integrated into and came under the command of theMobile Strike Force.

Blackjack 21 was followedby Blackjack 22 and later Blackjack 31.