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of land navigation courses, one of which required them to travel 18 miles (29 km) at night while carrying a 40-pound (18 kg) rucksack. With every successive challenge, the distance to cover and the weight of the rucksack are increased, while less time is allotted. The final challenge was a 40-mile (64 km) march with a 45-pound (20 kg) rucksack over rough terrain that had to be completed in an unknown amount of time; this was also colloquially known as "The Long Walk". Haney wrote that only the senior officer and NCO in charge of selection were allowed to see the set time limits, but all assessment and selection tasks and conditions were set by Delta training cadre.
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mentioned the high attrition rate of the Delta selection course. He said that out of his two classes of 120 applicants each, 12 to 14 completed the selection. Former Navy SEAL, DEVGRU and Delta operator Kevin
Holland stated that in his selection class 120 candidates started, 16 passed and 8 finished
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described the selection course and its inception in detail. Haney wrote that the course began with standard tests including push-ups, sit-ups, and a 2-mile (3.2 km) run, an inverted crawl and a 110-yard (330 ft; 100 m) swim fully dressed. The candidates were then put through a series
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The mental portion of the testing began with numerous psychological exams. Each candidate was then called to face a board of Delta instructors, unit psychologists, and the Delta commander, who asked the candidate a barrage of questions and then dissected every response and mannerism to exhaust the
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problems in mountainous terrain while carrying increasing weight. The purpose was to test candidates' endurance, stamina, willingness to endure, and mental resolve. The first training course lasted from April to
September 1978. Delta Force was certified as fully mission capable in fall 1979, right
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tightly controls information about Delta Force and usually refuses to comment publicly on the highly secretive unit and its activities, unless the unit is part of a major operation or a unit member has been killed. Delta operators are granted an enormous amount of flexibility and autonomy during
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The new Delta operators use demolition and marksmanship at the shoot house and other training facilities to train for hostage and counter-terrorist operations with assault and sniper troops working together. They practice terrorist or hostage situations in buildings, aircraft, and other
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providing training and medical care to indigenous resistance fighters, but
Beckwith recognized the need for "not only a force of teachers, but a force of doers". He envisioned highly adaptable and completely autonomous small teams with a broad array of special skills for
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describes Delta as having, at the time (in 2001), nearly 1,000 soldiers, of whom about 250 to 300 are trained to conduct direct action and hostage rescue operations. The rest are combat support and service support personnel who are among the very best in their fields.
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GT score of 110 or higher to attend a briefing to be considered for admission. Candidates must be airborne qualified or volunteer for airborne training. Officer candidates need to be O-3 or O-4. All candidates must be eligible for a security clearance level of
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community, an operator is a Delta Force member who has completed selection and has finished OTC (Operator
Training Course). "Operator" was used by Delta Force to distinguish between operators (assaulters and snipers) and combat support assigned to the unit.
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The students then go back to the shoot house and the "hostages" are replaced with other students and Delta Force members. Live ammunition is known to have been used in these exercises, to test the students, and build trust between one
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candidate mentally. The commander then approaches the candidate and informs him if he has been selected. Those who passed the screening process underwent an intense six-month
Operator Training Course (OTC), to learn
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and clear rooms of "enemy" targets – first one only, then two at a time, then three, and finally four. When all trainees can demonstrate the sufficient skill required, "hostages" are added to the mix.
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accidentally published a photo of Delta Force operators with unblurred faces and tattoos, drawing scrutiny. The White House later issued an apology for the incident.
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missions. He briefed military and government figures, who were resistant to creating a new unit outside of
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Delta Force was established on 19 November 1977, by
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for combat operations in Afghanistan from 4 October 2001 to 15 March 2002 and Iraq from 19 March 2003 to 13 December 2003.
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and details about specific missions or operations generally are not available publicly. The unit is headquartered at
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problems between the multi-service component commanders, a collision between a helicopter and a ground-refueling
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879:(E-7), and an assistant team leader who can also have the same rank. Each team usually has five or six members.
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A final test requires the students to apply and dynamically adapt all of the skills that they have learned.
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that are tasked with performing the most complex, covert, and dangerous missions directed by the
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that "he Delta Force is probably 70 percent Rangers who have come out of either a Ranger
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military operations overseas. Relaxed grooming standards such as civilian hairstyles and
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was created for command and control of the military's various counter-terrorism units.
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Killer Elite : The Inside Story of America's Most Secret Special Operations Team]
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Trainees learn how to pick many different locks, including those on cars and safes.
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Delta Force bodyguards in civilian clothing providing close protection to General
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Never Surrender : A Soldier's Journey to the Crossroads of Faith and Freedom
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to improve tactics and increase relationships with them including the Australian
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Delta Force operators, pictured deep behind Iraqi lines during the 1991 Gulf War
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859:(O-5), executive officer and a Command Sergeant Major (E-9). Troops are led by
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Guests of the Ayatollah: The First Battle in America's War with Militant Islam
2273:"Sayeret Matkal: A Israel's Equivalent to the Delta Force – Spec Ops Magazine"
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Division Special Troops Battalion
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Most Delta Force operators and combat support members are selected from the
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1518:"JSOC's Secretive Delta Force Operators on the Ground for El Chapo Capture"
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Squadron around 2005/2006. Combat Support Squadron was activated in 2005. E
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Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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Relentless Strike: The Secret History of Joint Special Operations Command
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This article is about the special operations force. For other uses, see
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On 26 October 2019, Delta operators accompanied by members of the
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and diplomatic protection developed by the Secret Service and DSS.
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Special operations units and formations of the United States Army
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2358:"She Asked the Army to Investigate a Rape Trial. They Fired Her"
2209:"AUKUS security pact follows decades of special ops cooperation"
2027:"Assessing U.S. Special Operations Command's Missions and Roles"
1867:"1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (1st SFOD-D)"
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Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82nd Airborne Division
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Killing Pablo : The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw
1952:. Fort Carson, CO. 16 January 2003. p. 6. Archived from
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Once these shooting skills are perfected, trainees move to a
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Not a Good Day to Die: The Untold Story of Operation Anaconda
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Military Incompetence: Why the American Military Doesn't Win
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personnel were used to teach this portion of the training):
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Finally, in the mid-1970s, as the threat of terrorism grew,
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1977:. Fort Campbell, Kentucky. 10 February 2011. Archived from
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Students learn different espionage-related skills, such as
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Advanced demolition and bomb-making using common materials.
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Naylor further details Delta Force's structure in his book
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1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (Airborne)
797:(AFO), formerly known as Operational Support Troop (OST))
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1487:"A Delta Force Marine earned the Navy Cross in Benghazi"
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1636:"5 key differences between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6"
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3rd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment
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1428:"US-Iraqi rescue operation 'foils IS mass execution'"
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160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
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The Command: Deep Inside the President's Secret Army
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Delta Force: The Army's Elite Counterterrorist Unit
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1101:(during the first OTCs and creation of Delta, the
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3295:2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment
3247:1st Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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4248:United States Joint Special Operations Command
2154:"The CIA's Secret Army: The CIA's Secret Army"
1906:"Delta Force Selection For Officers is Insane"
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1246:List of operations conducted by Delta Force
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806:Computer Network Operations Squadron (CNOS)
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2821:Griswold, Terry; Giangreco, D. M. (1992).
2042:. 29 June 2006. p. 22. Archived from
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2979:(1st ed.). New York: Center Street.
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2240:Atlamazoglou, Stavros (3 February 2020).
2207:Atlamazoglou, Stavros (19 October 2021).
2186:"The time Delta burned the barracks down"
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2488:from the original on 22 October 2012
2479:U.S. Army Center of Military History
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1904:Hookstead, David (17 January 2024).
1272:Modelo Prison hostage rescue mission
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721:U.S. Army Special Operations Command
171:U.S. Army Special Operations Command
3697:3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne)
3298:1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment
3211:108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade
3056:Military.com article on Delta Force
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2188:. wearethemighty.com. 1 August 2021
2152:Waller, Douglas (3 February 2003).
1772:"Delta Force: Missions and History"
1743:. Palm Springs, Cal. Archived from
1402:Smith, Michael (23 February 2002).
1113:were consulted and advised Delta):
727:(JSOC). Command of 1st SFOD-D is a
723:(USASOC), but is controlled by the
530:, are the U.S. military's tier one
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3529:82nd Financial Management Company
3176:1st Sustainment Command (Theater)
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2877:National Geographic documentary:
2035:Federation of American Scientists
1882:, p. 73, 122, 201, 222, 476.
1869:. special-ops.org. 21 March 2013.
1616:from the original on 21 June 2022
1581:"The most secret of secret units"
1434:. 22 October 2015. Archived from
3844:
3759:
3687:Joint Special Operations Command
3463:122nd Aviation Support Battalion
3201:406th Army Field Support Brigade
3109:
1733:Goolsby, Denise (14 July 2016).
1606:"Special Operations/Delta Force"
1516:Murphy, Jack (11 January 2016).
1233:United States special operations
986:(SAC) and more specifically its
907:Uniform Code of Military Justice
725:Joint Special Operations Command
709:Joint Special Operations Command
473:Joint Special Operations Command
167:Joint Special Operations Command
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3376:782nd Brigade Support Battalion
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295:Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
3943:Naval Special Warfare Group 11
3350:82nd Brigade Support Battalion
2040:House Armed Services Committee
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536:President of the United States
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4139:24th Special Tactics Squadron
4109:Intelligence Support Activity
4034:919th Special Operations Wing
4029:492nd Special Operations Wing
4024:353rd Special Operations Wing
4019:352nd Special Operations Wing
4014:193rd Special Operations Wing
4009:137th Special Operations Wing
3938:Naval Special Warfare Group 8
3933:Naval Special Warfare Group 4
3928:Naval Special Warfare Group 2
3923:Naval Special Warfare Group 1
3882:Marine Raider Training Center
3422:26th Field Artillery Regiment
3413:27th Field Artillery Regiment
2442:"The Special Forces Operator"
2356:Harp, Seth (4 January 2022).
2307:"Delta Force Gets a New Name"
1923:Ryan, Shawn (20 March 2023).
1520:. SOFREP News. Archived from
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1301:, 1st SFOD-D was awarded the
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922:U.S. House of Representatives
855:). Each squadron is led by a
528:24th Special Tactics Squadron
512:Intelligence Support Activity
4004:27th Special Operations Wing
3999:24th Special Operations Wing
3948:Naval Special Warfare Center
3662:98th Civil Affairs Battalion
3659:97th Civil Affairs Battalion
3656:96th Civil Affairs Battalion
3653:91st Civil Affairs Battalion
3634:9th Psychological Operations
3631:8th Psychological Operations
3628:6th Psychological Operations
3625:5th Psychological Operations
3622:3rd Psychological Operations
3619:1st Psychological Operations
3523:18th Human Resources Company
3221:10th Press Camp Headquarters
3181:16th Military Police Brigade
2952:U.S. Counterterrorist Forces
2440:Briscoe, Charles H. (2018).
1943:"SFOD-D seeking new members"
1264:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
1156:
1143:Special Air Service Regiment
1111:United States Secret Service
809:Combat Development Directory
510:Delta Force, along with the
350:Joint Meritorious Unit Award
32:Delta Force (disambiguation)
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3994:1st Special Operations Wing
3877:Marine Raider Support Group
3560:612th Quartermaster Company
3557:600th Quartermaster Company
3554:364th Quartermaster Company
3551:259th Quartermaster Company
3490:82nd Airborne Division Band
2068:Satterly & Jackson 2019
1971:"1st SFOD-Delta Recruiting"
1770:Smith, Stew (9 July 2021).
1681:Lewis, Jon E., ed. (1997).
1552:. Gaffney, South Carolina.
1333:List of Delta Force members
1326:
1266:. The unit was awarded the
1163:Army Compartmented Elements
1107:Diplomatic Security Service
993:
980:Central Intelligence Agency
914:Committee on Armed Services
604:(Green Berets) officer and
270:NATO intervention in Bosnia
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3854:United States Marine Corps
3792:1st Special Forces Command
3677:JFK Special Warfare Center
3643:95th Civil Affairs Brigade
3517:11th Quartermaster Company
3196:Womack Army Medical Center
3029:(1st ed.). New York:
2764:(1st ed.). New York:
2617:. Atlantic Monthly Press.
2332:, p. Emplacement 859.
1303:Presidential Unit Citation
1295:Operation Enduring Freedom
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1056:Tactical Operations Center
867:(O-4) and are assisted by
842:Aviation Technology Office
715:Organization and structure
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346:Presidential Unit Citation
310:Operation Inherent Resolve
285:Operation Enduring Freedom
261:Operation Uphold Democracy
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2472:"PERMANENT ORDERS 137-33"
2330:Ambinder & Grady 2012
2271:Sof, Eric (15 May 2013).
984:Special Activities Center
795:advanced force operations
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4075:Psychological Operations
4072:Combat Aviation Advisors
3896:Critical skills operator
3836:Psychological Operations
3532:125th Mail Movement Team
3511:Special Troops Battalion
3379:Special Troops Battalion
3353:Special Troops Battalion
3311:Special Troops Battalion
3270:Special Troops Battalion
3010:, DE: Motorbuch Verlag.
2581:; Knox, Donald (2000) .
1800:"The Desert One Debacle"
1758:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1721:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1709:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1665:Beckwith & Knox 2000
1412:. London. Archived from
1323:, leading to his death.
1288:Operation Gothic Serpent
1278:in December 1989 during
1139:special operations units
988:Special Operations Group
928:track or directly from
658:5th Special Forces Group
555:U.S. Army Special Forces
481:special operations force
305:Operation Juniper Shield
254:Operation Gothic Serpent
58:shoulder sleeve insignia
4068:Special Tactics Officer
3976:United States Air Force
3540:264th Support Battalion
3435:Combat Aviation Brigade
3338:508th Infantry Regiment
3329:505th Infantry Regiment
3288:325th Infantry Regiment
3252:504th Infantry Regiment
3064:Special-ops.com article
3025:Smith, Michael (2007).
2559:. Hoboken, New Jersey:
2555:; Grady, D. B. (2012).
2345:. Gatha. 22 March 2021.
1299:Operation Iraqi Freedom
803:Combat Support Squadron
315:Operation Kayla Mueller
280:Global War on Terrorism
4058:Special Reconnaissance
3872:Marine Raider Regiment
3447:82nd Aviation Regiment
3231:82nd Airborne Division
3143:189th Infantry Brigade
2950:Pushies, Fred (2002).
2589:(Paperback ed.).
2162:. Time. Archived from
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1128:Culmination Exercise:
812:Selection and Training
626:unconventional warfare
590:
574:
569:Delta Force's founder
526:(SEAL Team 6) and the
501:special reconnaissance
441:
417:Christopher T. Donahue
381:Charles Alvin Beckwith
249:Operation Restore Hope
78:; 46 years ago
4084:Special mission units
4063:Combat Rescue Officer
3520:21st Chemical Company
3459:17th Cavalry Regiment
3258:73rd Cavalry Regiment
3186:20th Engineer Brigade
2915:Naylor, Sean (2015).
2756:Fury, Dalton (2008).
2657:Bowden, Mark (2006).
2636:Bowden, Mark (2001).
2561:John Wiley & Sons
2082:"Delta Force Tryouts"
1975:Fort Campbell Courier
1260:Operation Urgent Fury
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1178:Department of Defense
1103:U.S. State Department
1039:Combined skills (the
920:testified before the
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532:special mission units
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217:Operation Urgent Fury
76:19 November 1977
4209:SOCOM 2013 Fact Book
4111:(ISA / The Activity)
3797:75th Ranger Regiment
3542:(Combat Sustainment)
3426:206th Signal Company
3388:18th Field Artillery
3191:44th Medical Brigade
2925:St. Martin's Griffin
2460:on 17 December 2021.
1805:The Atlantic Monthly
1560:on 28 September 2013
1459:The Washington Times
1321:Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1310:75th Ranger Regiment
1280:Operation Just Cause
1189:2023 Israel incident
1099:Executive Protection
1091:counter-surveillance
965:counter-intelligence
877:Sergeant First Class
682:Operation Eagle Claw
620:Regiment during the
551:75th Ranger Regiment
540:Secretary of Defense
332:Operation Black Swan
322:2012 Benghazi attack
222:Operation Just Cause
212:Operation Eagle Claw
129:Special mission unit
4158:Operations Commands
4053:Combat Control Team
3571:192nd EOD Battalion
3526:82nd Signal Company
2958:, MN: MBI Pub. Co.
2792:Gabriel, Richard A.
2731:Robinson Publishing
2521:The Washington Post
2305:(12 October 2010).
2283:on 15 November 2021
2221:on 14 November 2021
1959:on 17 January 2004.
1894:, p. 199, 476.
1452:(25 January 2014).
1409:The Daily Telegraph
1315:on the compound of
1274:and the capture of
1268:Valorous Unit Award
1212:The term "operator"
1147:Special Air Service
686:command-and-control
671:Iran hostage crisis
618:Special Air Service
606:Vietnam War veteran
393:Peter J. Schoomaker
385:William F. Garrison
354:Valorous Unit Award
290:Battle of Tora Bora
3905:United States Navy
3774:United States Army
3487:Company A (Signal)
3031:St. Martin's Press
2856:Inside Delta Force
2766:St. Martin's Press
2689:Boykin, William G.
2429:. 20 October 2023.
2389:. 20 October 2023.
2141:. 2 February 2022.
1723:, p. 142-143.
1549:The Gaffney Ledger
1450:Scarborough, Rowan
1256:
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1151:Joint Task Force 2
951:Inside Delta Force
857:Lieutenant Colonel
591:
583:Norman Schwarzkopf
575:
505:high-value targets
485:United States Army
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239:Colombian Drug War
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2672:978-0-87113-925-2
2624:978-0-87113-738-8
2600:978-0-380-80939-4
2579:Beckwith, Charlie
2570:978-1-118-34672-3
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1640:We Are the Mighty
1491:We Are the Mighty
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