| Hatchet Force | |
|---|---|
 The patch of Company C, Command & Control Central, MACV-SOG | |
| Active | 1966 – October 1972, January 1973[1] |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance | United States South Vietnam |
| Branch | MACV-SOG |
| Type | Special forces |
| Role | Ho Chi Minh trail operations |
| Size | 16-man teams, or larger |
| Part of | United States Army Special Forces |
| Nickname(s) | "Hatchet Force" |
| Engagements | Vietnam War |
A Hatchet Force or Hatchet Team was a special operations team of American and South Vietnamese members of MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, who operated in small covert operations along the Ho Chi Minh trail from 1966.[2] The units specialized in search and destroy missions and in locating missing American servicemen in Laos, Cambodia and North Vietnam.[3]
- ^ Stanton, p. 252.
- ^ Military Special Forces Patches from the Vietnam War, Retrieved 22 November 2007
- ^ Clark, G. R. p. 221.