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George E. Hand IV

George E. Hand IV

Master Sergeant US Army (ret) from the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, The Delta Force. Post military I worked for 16 years as a subcontract to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the nation's nuclear test site north of Las Vegas Nevada. Currently, I am working for DeliverFund llc as an Intelligence Analyst and street operative in the fight against human trafficking. I'm a master cabinet-grade woodworker and master photographer. I have high military ratings in six foreign languages.

"Christina Rossetti in a Tantrum" by her brother, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Women in Delta Force gone wrong

War Stories Jan 20
1911: A Delta Force workhorse

1911: A Delta Force workhorse

Expert Analysis Jan 19
A Delta operator’s adventures against human trafficking

A Delta operator’s adventures against human trafficking

Expert Analysis Jan 14
1st Zvornik Brigade Commander Colonel Vinko Pandurević shows a U.S. military arms inspection team some of the unit's hardware.

Delta Force operators renting an apartment behind enemy lines

War Stories Jan 12
Top: some hard pipe-hittin' SWAT brothers. Bottom: anonymous SMU Operators

What’s the relationship between Delta Force and Law Enforcement?

War Stories Jan 10
A Squadron, Delta Force.

SCUD hunting with Delta Force

War Stories Jan 09
U.S. Army

From hunting Colombian drug lords to Florida’s beaches: Delta Force’s spring break

War Stories Jan 07
Delta Force live fire: Jimmy’s got a Jimmy

Delta Force live fire: Jimmy’s got a Jimmy

War Stories Jan 06
A Delta Force encounter with a Hezbollah operative

A Delta Force encounter with a Hezbollah operative

War Stories Jan 04
Featured cartoon: The unfortunate Christmas fire started by the Grinch here is likened to the great Chicago Fire of 1871 when a cow being milked by owner Catherine "Cate" O'Leary kicked over an oil lantern that started a hay fire in the barn they were in. The fire killed 300 persons and destroyed over 17,000 structures

Delta Force tale: How the Grinch burned down Christmas

War Stories Dec 24
HALO jumpers coming in. The lower jumper has his rucksack lowered with his 15' tether. The higher jumper has not yet lowered his rucksack, as he is not yet low enough by doctrine.

The time a Delta Force jumpmaster messed up

War Stories Dec 23
TACTICOOL: when form outweighs function by a long shot

Delta Operator explains the assault rifle’s evolution

Entertainment Dec 22
British Special Boat Service troops are some of the most proficient special operations soldiers in the world with Klepper kayaks, having executed some very ambitious and effective operations during the Falklands War with Argentina.

How Special Forces combat divers escape from sinking kayaks

War Stories Dec 21
Prehistoric petroglyphs carved into a rock face.

Petroglyphs and the bureaucratic fencing with the Department of Energy

Expert Analysis Dec 20
The venerable "Dick-Head" Red-Cockaded woodpecker in all its orinthological wonder.

How audacity deals with bureaucracy

War Stories Dec 19
Chinese Mandarin of the nine-rank system in Chinese society during the Ming and Ching Dynasties, also the formal name of the official National Chinese Dialect.

Task Force Orange: Supporting Delta Force

War Stories Dec 18
How Delta Force rescued some staffers from a Bosnian brothel

How Delta Force rescued some staffers from a Bosnian brothel

War Stories Dec 17
Official emblem of the Republica of Serbia Volunteer Guard, Republica Srpska Dobrovoljačka Garda

Delta Force’s hunt for a Bosnian war criminal: A mental dagger

War Stories Dec 14
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Delta Force’s hunt for a Bosnian war criminal

War Stories Dec 13
Original photo taken by the author inset to a backdrop by Patrick K. O. Savidge.

Behind the scenes at SOFREP

Entertainment Dec 07
Delta pipehitters in Iraq.

Get it on! Delta Operator’s thoughts on the evolution and value of assault gear

War Stories Dec 06
DVIDS

Delta Force selection preparation: What to do and what not to do

War Stories Dec 04
The "Butcher of Sarajevo" Radovan Karadžić.

Delta Force hunting war criminals with a female touch

War Stories Nov 26
The original Gladys Kravitz from the television series Bewitched.

A look behind the SOFREP scenes

Entertainment Nov 25
Colonel Charlie Alvin "Chargin' Charlie" Beckwith in Vietnam

The 42nd Anniversary of the Delta Force

Expert Analysis Nov 23