Tiger Force

Tiger Force
Patch of the Tiger Force of United States Army's 101st Airborne Division
ActiveNovember 1965 to November 1969 (Vietnam)
Country United States
BranchUnited States Army
TypeSpecial operations forces
Size45
Part ofU.S. XVIII Airborne Corps
Garrison/HQFort Campbell (1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade)
EngagementsVietnam War
Decorations
Commanders
Notable
commanders
David Hackworth

Tiger Force was the name of a long-range reconnaissance patrol (LRRP) unit[1] of the 1st Battalion (Airborne), 327th Infantry, 1st Brigade (Separate), 101st Airborne Division, which fought in the Vietnam War from November 1965 to November 1967.[2]: 22–3  The unit gained notoriety after investigations during the course of the war and decades afterwards revealed extensive war crimes against civilians, which numbered into the hundreds.[3]

  1. ^ Rottman, Gordon (2008). US Army Long-Range Patrol Scout in Vietnam 1965-71. Osprey Publishing. p. 33.
  2. ^ Sallah, Michael; Weiss, Mitch (2006). Tiger Force: A True Story of Men and War. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0316159972.
  3. ^ Ward, Geoffrey C.; Burns, Ken (2017). The Vietnam War: An Intimate History. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. pp. 235–8. ISBN 9781524733100.