Delta Force ~ Military Heroes Series Traditional Cache
Delta Force ~ Military Heroes Series
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In 1977 United States Army Colonel Charles Beckwith proposed that the government create a small, skilled tactical team capable of responding with quick and deadly force to terrorist activities, hijackings, and unconventional threats.
Beckwith’s proposal led to the creation of an elite special operations unit known as Delta Force. While Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (Delta Force) draws its ranks from Special Forces, Army Rangers, Navy SEALs, and other elite units it isn't an official Army Special Forces detachment and its existence has never been acknowledged or confirmed by the government. Delta Force is a unit unto itself, composed of members from all branches of the military.
Modeled after the elite British Special Air Services (SAS) candidates go through a grueling selection process that is rumored to require 100 percent accuracy in shooting from 600 yards, and 90 percent accuracy at 1,000 yards, advanced survival and close quarters combat training, and a 40-mile hike.
Since its inception in 1977, stories of the Delta Force's exploits and missions have leaked out, little by little, eventually forming a brief sketch of the unit. In 1993, Delta Force came under the microscope when its operators were among those who fought and died in a failed operation to remove a Somali warlord (depicted in the movie Blackhawk Down). Delta Force is rumored to have been on the ground for the Iran hostage situation in 1980, helped capture Manuel Noriega in Panama, infiltrated Iraqi lines and destroyed SCUD missiles in 1991, worked alongside the FBI in the standoff with the Branch Davidians in Waco in 1993, and been called upon to end hijackings in Indonesia, Algeria, Kuwait, and Cyprus. Delta Force has supported traditional forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and even served as a body guard for Afghan president Hamid Karzai. Delta Force “operators” will continue to carry out top secret and covert operations around the globe in support of the uniformed services, CIA, and the FBI.
Cache is a decon container hidden just off the Saline Ford Trail.
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