MACV-SOG issue CISO procured copy of an NVA Sun Helmet…A rare original CISO (Counter Insurgency Support Office) lightweight canvas covered fiber NVA helmet produced as part of the SOG Roadrunner project…Copy sets of NVA uniform and equipment in the secret program were intended for wear and use by Recon Teams as part of the infiltration efforts when operating across the borders of Vietnam…Teams wore helmets, uniforms and equipment designed from captured North Vietnamese uniform items and were utilized by indigenous and American personnel while on patrol in enemy territory…A little known artifact of the specialized equipment issued to SOG and various other related organizations during the Vietnam War.

This CISO helmet was originally acquired in Command Control North (CCN) as was part of the equipment issued to Recon Teams.

(MACV-SOG CISO NVA Sun Helmet)