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Delta Force

-Delta in Panama, Operation Just Cause-

1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta
(SFOD-D) Combat Applications Group (CAG)

Unit Profile

Operations

Exercises

Web Sites

Delta Force - SpecWarNet

Delta Force - Jeff's Specops Page

Special forces - DELTA FORCE - Arizona Daily Star

Ft. Bragg - North Carolina

Articles

Black Hawk Down!

Delta's down with it - The Justice Department and the elite Delta Force pushed for Seattle crackdown against WTO protesters.

Hunting war criminals - The first account of secret U.S. missions in Bosnia (1998 Archived)

ENN Series: MRTA Hostage Take-Over in Peru" - Scroll down

The Threat of Chemical/Biological Attack"

In Memory

In Memory - MSG Gary I. Gordon

In Memory - SFC Randall D. Shughart

Misc. Delta Links

Welcome aboard the USNS Shughart - US Navy ship named in honor of fallen Delta member

Factfile - Shughart Class -Navy Factfile, includes picture of USNS Shughart

Factfile - Gordon Class -Navy Factfile

T-AKR 295 Shughart - FAS page with pictures

Delta Force - Urban Warfare - Novalogic PC game

Delta Force - Land Warrior - Novalogic PC game

Delta Force 2 - Novalogic PC game

Delta Force - Novalogic PC game

Opportunities

Officer Assignment Opportunities in Delta Force

(From: US Army PERSCOM Online)

The U.S. Army's 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1stSFOD-D) plans and conducts a broad range of special operations across the operationalcontinuum. Delta is organized for the conduct of missions requiring rapid response with surgical applications of a wide variety of unique skills,whilemaintaining the lowest possible profile of U.S. involvement.

Assignment to 1st SFOD-D involves an extensive prescreening process,successful completion of a 3 to 4 week mentally and physically demandingAssessment and Selection Course, and a 6 month operator Training Course.Upon successful completion of these courses officers are assigned to anoperational position within the unit.

As an officer in 1st SFOD-D, you will have added opportunities to command at the CPT, MAJ, and LTC levels. You may also serve as an Operations Officer.Afterservice with 1st SFOD-D there are a wide variety of staff positions availableto you at DOD, JCS, DA, USASOC, USSOCOM, and other joint headquarters becauseof your training and experience. In addition, there are interagency positionsavailable to you as well.

The prerequisites for an officer are:

Male

Volunteer

U.S. Citizen

Pass a modified Class II Flight Physical

Airborne qualified or volunteer for airborne training

Pass a background security investigation and have at leasta secret clearance.

Pass the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), FM 21-20,75points each event in the 22-26 age group, (55 pushups in two minutes,62situps in two minutes, and a 2 mile run in 15:06 or less), wearing yourunit PT uniform.

Minimum of two years active service remaining upon selectionto the unit.

Captain or Major (Branch Immaterial).

Advance Course graduate.

College graduate (BA or BS).

Minimum of 12 months successful command (as a Captain).

1st SFOD-D conducts worldwide recruiting twice a year to process potential candidates for the Assessment and Selection Course. Processing for the March Course is from October through January. Processing for the September Course takes place April through July.

Assignments with 1st SFOD-D provide realistic training and experiences that are both personally and professionally rewarding.

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