In the early 1980s, the recently formed Delta Force participated in its first hostage-rescue operation. Delta has become the US's go-to hostage-rescue force, but during its first outing, the Unit's ...

In the hours after the September 11 attacks, the US military began planning its response. The Pentagon turned to its special-operations forces to send a message to the Taliban. Twenty years on, their ...

From the streets of Mogadishu to the deserts of Iran and the tunnels of Syria, Delta Force has carried out missions where failure meant catastrophe and survival was never guaranteed. In 1993, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Operator Training Course itself places heavy emphasis on perfecting marksmanship—especially in hostage-rescue contexts. Several facilities are maintained solely ...

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 ...

THEY came in under cover of darkness, smashed Venezuela’s air defences, and lifted a dictator out of his bedroom in minutes. When the United States decided to take down Nicolás Maduro, Delta Force was ...

After the September 11 attacks, the US military turned to its special operators to conduct the first missions into Afghanistan. Among them was the US Army's Delta Force, but some of its most ...