 The outpost of Ngok Tavak was manned by the 11th Mobile Strike Force Company since March 1968.Earlier in the year, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group in Đà Nẵng came up with a plan to supplement the intelligence agencies in the Khâm Đức area, by deploying a Mike Force Company to operate south of the Special Forces Camp; subsequently, the 11th MSF Company was selected for the task.The unit was led by three members of the Australian Army Training Team Vietnam (AATTV)