In the early 1980s, the recently formed Delta Force participated in its first hostage-rescue operation. Delta has become the US's go-to hostage-rescue force, but during its first outing, the Unit's ...

Iraqis drive by a mural depicting Iraqi President Saddam Hussein looking at launched Scud missiles, in Thar Thar City in northern Iraq, April 28, 1999. KARIM SAHIB/AFP via Getty Images In January and ...

Flying with the Night Stalkers, whether fast-roping from a Black Hawk, thundering in a Chinook, or clinging to the skids of a ...

In 1983, the tiny 110,000-citizen nation of Grenada witnessed a severe confrontation between Western democracies and ...

As first reported by Stars and Stripes, on Sept. 11, President Trump will present Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne with the Medal of Honor for his service during a 2015 operation against the Islamic State in ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Operator Training Course itself places heavy emphasis on perfecting marksmanship—especially in hostage-rescue contexts. Several facilities are maintained solely ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Today, Beckwith’s vision still informs Delta Force’s selective training regimen. To even qualify for the Delta Operator Training Course (OTC), Delta recruits must ...

Ahead of the 2003 invasion, Iraq's military still appeared to be a sizable adversary. So US military planners sought to divide Iraqi forces with an attack from the south and a feint from the north.

After the September 11 attacks, the US military turned to its special operators to conduct the first missions into Afghanistan. Among them was the US Army's Delta Force, but some of its most ...