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The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (1st SFOD-D), also known as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), or within Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, [2] is a special operations force of the United States Army under the operational control of JSOC.
USASOC's shoulder sleeve insignia worn by Delta operators. This list of Delta Force members includes both current and former notable members of the United States Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, a tier one special mission unit and part of Joint Special Operations Command.
The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), "The Unit", Army Compartmented Element, or within the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) as Task Force Green, [27] is an elite special mission unit of the United States Army, under the organization of ...
United States Special Operations Command. 7th Special Forces Group; 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) SEAL Team 2 [5] SEAL Team 4; SEAL Team 6; 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-DELTA; 75th Ranger Regiment; 96th Civil Affairs Battalion; 4th Psychological Operations Group; 8th Special Operations Squadron; 16th Special ...
Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30, 1960 – October 3, 1993) was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.At the time of his death, he was a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army's premier special operations unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), or "Delta Force".
According to the West Point Association of Graduates, Van Arsdale spent 11 of his 25 years in the Army with the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta and was also part of the Battle of ...
Inside Delta Force: The Story of America's Elite Counterterrorist Unit is a 2002 memoir written by Eric L. Haney about his experiences as a founding special forces operator in the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (also known as Delta Force) the U.S. Army's counterterrorist unit. Haney recounts the formation and early operations ...
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta was then established on 17 November 1977, by Beckwith and Colonel Thomas M. Henry, as a counterterrorism unit based on the model of the British Special Air Service, but with a greater focus on hostage rescue in addition to covert operations and specialized reconnaissance. [7] Beckwith led Delta ...