1st SFOD-D

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1st SFOD-D, commonly known as Delta Force, is an elite, highly secretive U.S. Army special operations unit specializing in counterterrorism, hostage rescue, and high-risk missions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army special operations unit ⓘ
counterterrorism unit ⓘ
special mission unit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs CAG ⓘ
Combat Applications Group ⓘ
Delta Force ⓘ
Task Force Green ⓘ
The Unit ⓘ
commandStructure under operational control of Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
formedAs 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ⓘ
foundingPeriod late 1970s ⓘ
fullName 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta ⓘ
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 Desert Storm ⓘ
Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ
Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ
Operation Just Cause ⓘ
global counterterrorism operations ⓘ
operatesWith Naval Special Warfare Development Group ⓘ
other U.S. and allied special operations forces ⓘ
operationalStatus active ⓘ
partOf Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ
United States Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
primaryMission counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action raids ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
recruitsFrom 75th Ranger Regiment ⓘ
United States Army Special Forces ⓘ
other U.S. Army units ⓘ
role national-level counterterrorism response ⓘ
strategic special operations ⓘ
secrecyLevel highly classified ⓘ
selectionProcess highly selective assessment and selection course ⓘ
specialization counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action ⓘ
high-risk missions ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
trainingFocus airborne operations ⓘ
close-quarters battle ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
mobility and breaching ⓘ

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Delta Force → hasAlias → 1st SFOD-D ⓘ