Delta Force operators, pictured deep behind Iraqi lines during the 1991 Gulf War. Most operations assigned to Delta are classified, but some details have become public knowledge. For service during Operation Urgent Fury, the United States' invasion of Grenada, Delta was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award.

On the last day of the ground war, Delta sniper teams located 26 SCUD missiles in western Iraq, each aimed at Israel. Armed with high-powered .50-caliber sniper rifles from as far as 3,000 yards, Delta squadrons punctured the missiles' fuel tanks and killed their crews.

Information on the Delta Force and British SAS operations agains Iraqi SCUD launchers during the 1991 Persian Gulf Wars.

2021年2月12日 · In January and February 1991, hundreds of thousands of troops in a US-led coalition pushed Iraqi forces out of Kuwait during Operation Desert Storm. Amid that campaign, Delta Force and the...

2021年2月12日 · Deep behind enemy lines, US and British Delta Force and SAS special operators hunted down Iraqi scud missiles during Operation Desert Storm.

2023年3月20日 · Two decades after the Iraq War, Delta Force operators Chris VanSant and Craig Palmer reflect on their time hunting Saddam Hussein, fighting terrorists and life after combat.

Delta Force, soldiers pictured deep behind Iraqi lines during the 1991 Gulf War. JSOC teams (Delta Force and Seal Team Six, supported by AFSOC STS elements, were deployed into the Western Iraqi desert in response to Saddam Hussein launching SCUD missiles at Israel.

2021年2月23日 · Delta Force personnel in civilian clothes guarding Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf during the first Gulf War in 1991. Staff Sgt. Dean W. Wagner. The first and biggest hurdle US special-operations...

2021年10月8日 · Delta Force bodyguards in civilian clothing providing close protection to General Norman Schwarzkopf during the Persian Gulf War, 1991. Delta Force is an elite special forces unit of the United States Army, officially the 1st Special …

2017年6月15日 · Delta Force played a vital role in hunting down and destroying the Scud missile threat in the Iraqi desert. Once deep inside Iraq, Delta just like their SAS counterparts, set up covert observation posts along main supply routes in the hunt for the infamous Scud missile.

2021年4月26日 · U.S. Army operators followed on February 7 when the first of four seventy-five-man Delta Force units inserted in north-western Iraq via MH-60 and MH-53 helicopters.

2024年12月16日 · Key Points: Delta Force is America’s elite special operations unit, designed to handle complex and high-risk missions, including counterterrorism and hijacking scenarios. -Selection is grueling, involving intense physical trials in West Virginia, psychological evaluations, and five months of specialized training.

2024年12月7日 · The unit was also instrumental in the Persian Gulf War, providing reconnaissance for coalition forces and fooling Iraqi divisions through elaborate hoaxes. On the last day of the war, operators sabotaged 26 Scud missiles that Iraq had aimed at Israel, thereby keeping Israel out of the war.

Allied pilots begin flying combat air patrols to thwart Iraqi flights to Iran. Richard Cheney dispatches Delta Force to Saudi Arabia to hunt for Scuds. Khafji is recaptured. David Eberly is...

Delta Force is the Army's top covert combat unit, with a long history of hunting terrorists and rescuing hostages in war zones around the world. When Kurdish fighters in Iraq heard that ISIS...

Delta Force carry out hostage rescue, direct action raids, special reconnaissance and close protection operations. Delta Force are very camera shy and there are few public domain photos available of the Unit in action.

The United States Navy sent their naval forces in the Red Sea and Persian Gulf including six Aircraft Carriers to take part in Operation Desert Storm, including others that arrived before or after the war started and ended (as part of Operation Southern Watch).

In parallel with the DOD's Persian Gulf Investigative Team, the CIA's Office of Weapons, Technology and Proliferation conducted an independent review of intelligence documents to determine whether US troops were exposed to chemical and …

2023年11月28日 · Of all of Delta Force's countless missions, one of their most important took place during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, when U.S. forces invaded Iraq to stop their occupation of neighboring Kuwait.

2024年11月13日 · The 2003 Mission. In 2003, a Delta Force operator was fatally injured during a mission in Iraq. The operation was part of a larger effort to capture or kill high-value targets in the region. The incident highlights the risks and challenges associated with special operations, particularly in complex and dynamic environments.

5 天之前 · Delta Force is an elite arm of the U.S. military that the government won't admit exists, yet there are several more strange details about the special ops unit.