Task Force Green

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U.S. Army unit counterterrorism unit special mission unit special operations forces unit

Task Force Green is the U.S. Army’s elite counterterrorism and special missions unit more formally known as Delta Force (1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta).

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The Delta Force 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army unit ⓘ
counterterrorism unit ⓘ
special mission unit ⓘ
special operations forces unit ⓘ
alsoKnownAs 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
Delta Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch United States Army ⓘ
classified true ⓘ
commandStructure Joint Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
dateFormed 1977 ⓘ
formedAs 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ
founder Charles Alvin Beckwith NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonLocation Fort Bragg, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fort Liberty, North Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
inspiredBy Special Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ
motto classified or unofficial mottos, not publicly confirmed ⓘ
notableOperation Global War on Terrorism operations NERFINISHED ⓘ
Iraq War high-value target raids ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Eagle Claw NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Gothic Serpent NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Just Cause NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesUnder United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Joint Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
United States Army Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryMission national-level counterterrorism ⓘ
strategic special operations ⓘ
recruitmentPolicy male-only combat operators during most of its history ⓘ
role counterinsurgency ⓘ
counterterrorism ⓘ
direct action ⓘ
high-value target raids ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
special reconnaissance ⓘ
selectionSource 75th Ranger Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army Special Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. Army infantry units NERFINISHED ⓘ
other U.S. military branches ⓘ
selectionType voluntary selection and assessment ⓘ
trainingEmphasis close-quarters battle ⓘ
counterterrorism operations ⓘ
hostage rescue tactics ⓘ
marksmanship ⓘ
unitType tier one special mission unit ⓘ

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1st SFOD-D → alsoKnownAs → Task Force Green ⓘ
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta → alsoKnownAs → Task Force Green ⓘ
Lainie Kazan → notableWork → Task Force Green ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Delta Force