Delta Force is one of the US Army’s most elite units—a team used for high-profile insertion missions, most often at night.

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 ...

THEY came in under cover of darkness, smashed Venezuela’s air defences, and lifted a dictator out of his bedroom in minutes.

Operation Absolute Resolve in Venezuela involved over 150 aircraft with no American casualties reported. Delta Force captured Saddam Hussein in 2003 after months of intelligence work narrowed his ...

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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 ...

The US's highly elite but secretive Delta Force captures and eliminates high-value targets. They reportedly helped capture Venezuela's Maduro.

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 ...