Delta Force

The passing of President Jimmy Carter has inspired national reflection on the 39th president’s tenure and legacy. Of all the men who have served as president, Carter may well have...

Key Point: Delta Force employs a variety of specialized weapons, including handguns like the M1911-A1 and Glock 19, carbines such as the M4A1 and M16A4 with grenade launchers, sniper rifles like...

What You Need to Know: Delta Force, officially known as the U.S. Army’s 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), is a top-tier special operations unit specializing in counter-terrorism, hostage...

Top 3 Points: Founded in 1977, Delta Force is the U.S. Army’s elite special operations unit, specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and special reconnaissance. Created by Green Beret Charles Beckwith,...

Summary and Key Points: Delta Force, officially known as Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, is the U.S. Army’s premier counterterrorism and hostage rescue unit, created in the late 1970s by Green...

My time training in cities under the watch and control of local law enforcement was invaluable, to say the least. I can’t dream of a better city training scenario than...

There is a fact about human beings that you’d all probably agree with: we never really outgrow our petty adolescent jealousies. It starts once we hit that Age of the...

SEALs and Delta lads find themselves working together in an infinite number of training scenarios. I’m put in mind of a particular event deep in the triple-canopy jungle of South...

I recall the morning I drove in to work and saw a row of Polaris snowmobiles parked at the motor pool. I finished a bout of my morning physical training...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Today, Beckwith’s vision still informs Delta Force’s selective training regimen. To even qualify for the Delta Operator Training Course (OTC), Delta recruits must possess years...

Here’s What You Need to Know: While one can understand the desire on the part of some politicians and even some senior military leaders to elevate USSOCOM to its own service,...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: Most of these operations combine an excessive degree of military optimism about the parameters of possibility with a lack of political understanding of the risks...