operation LEAPING LENA information
for MACV
5 SF GRP
From date 640515 to 641001
MACV was a US Army unit
5 SF GRP was a US Army unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Operation LEAPING LENA
South Vietnam
Description: Under MACV directions, a select number of Vietnamese and CIDG warriors under SF leadership began classified long-range patrolling under the codeword LEAPING LENA. This effort provided the groundwork for the formation of a combined American-South Vietnamese special reconnaissance unit capable of conducting the most hazardous and critical missions inside the country as required by MACV and the Vietnamese Joint General Staff. The LEAPING LENA activities would be reorganized under Project DELTA in October, 1964.
The source for this information was Green Berets at War P:218
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