Aug 15, 2016 · CORDS was organized on May 28, 1967. The office, under the direction of Commander, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (COMUSMACV), was responsible for providing military and civil support of pacification in Vietnam.

CORDS (Civil Operations and Rural Development Support) was a pacification program of the governments of South Vietnam and the United States during the Vietnam War. The program was created on 9 May 1967, and included military and civilian components of both governments.

The U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was a joint-service command of the United States Department of Defense, composed of forces from the United States Army, United States Navy, and United States Air Force, as well as their respective special operations forces.

MACV Teams were out there alone- not on base camps, air bases or at sea. Small groups of Americans often in remote areas supported only by Vietnamese forces whose capabilities and loyalty were sometimes suspect.

Sep 18, 2006 · In May 1967 an organization known as CORDS—Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support—was formed to coordinate the U.S. civil and military pacification programs. A unique hybrid civil-military structure directly under general William C. Westmoreland, the COMUSMACV, CORDS was headed by a …

Aug 15, 2016 · CORDS MR2 was organized from various separate offices of the defunct Office of Civil Operations (OCO) Region II, and from Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) II Corps Tactical Zone (IICTZ) advisory assets.

In 1970, CIA responsibility was phased out, and the program was put under the authority of the Civil Operations and Revolutionary Development Support (CORDS). [1] The program, which lasted from 1968 to 1972, was designed to identify and destroy the Viet Cong (VC) via infiltration, assassination, torture, capture, counter-terrorism, and ...

Sep 11, 2015 · MACV - CORDS - Civilian Organization For Revolutionary Development, 04/23/1969 by United States. Army

A nujor staff sectiön vas algo established within MACV headed by an AgsLgtant Chief of Staff for CORDS (MACCGRDS).

CORDS represents a unique integration of civilian and military personnel into one organization. It is directed by MACV civilian deputy commander Robert W. Komer, who reports to MACV commander General Westmoreland.