CAG

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CAG is an elite, highly secretive U.S. Army special operations unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk missions worldwide.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army special operations unit ⓘ
counterterrorism unit ⓘ
hostage rescue unit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ⓘ
Combat Applications Group ⓘ
Delta Force ⓘ
The Unit ⓘ
classification highly secretive ⓘ
commandStructure under operational control of Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed 1977 ⓘ
eliteStatus tier one special mission unit ⓘ
formedAs 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ⓘ
founder Charles Alvin Beckwith ⓘ
garrisonLocation Fort Bragg, North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: Fort Bragg

Fort Liberty, North Carolina ⓘ
inspiredBy British Special Air Service ⓘ
linked to: Special Air Service
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Operation Just Cause ⓘ
operationalScope worldwide ⓘ
partOf Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ
United States Special Operations Command ⓘ
primaryMission clandestine special operations ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ
hostage rescue operations ⓘ
raids against high-value targets ⓘ
recruitmentSource United States Army Rangers ⓘ
United States Army Special Forces ⓘ
other experienced U.S. Army personnel ⓘ
role national-level counterterrorism response force ⓘ
secrecyLevel classified ⓘ
selectionProcess highly selective assessment and selection course ⓘ
specialization counterinsurgency operations ⓘ
counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action missions ⓘ
high-risk special operations ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
trainingFocus airborne operations ⓘ
close-quarters battle ⓘ
demolitions ⓘ
hostage rescue tactics ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
mobility and driving ⓘ

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