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.

The ventilation shaft of an HDBT complex that is cut through solid rock.

Delta Force deep underground — Selection is an ongoing process

Expert Analysis Nov 11
(Common brand tattoos, indicative of human trafficking, are forced on the the victim's trafficker. Most reflect the notion that the victim is property owned by the trafficker.)

Delta Force as applied to the hunt for human traffickers

Expert Analysis Nov 08
NSWC.

A look behind the SOFREP scenes

Team Room Nov 07
(Deep underground hardened complexes serve to protect military operations as well as private sector intellectual property.)

Delta Force deep underground — “and yet it happened”

Expert Analysis Nov 02
(Photo by the author; MH-60 Black Hawk)

“This sucks; we’re going to die”: A Delta Force treatise on helicopter mishaps

Expert Analysis Oct 30

How Delta Force assaults a target

Featured Oct 27
(Author's favorite photo of Guido relaxing momentarily in the back of a 6x6 Austrian Pinzgauer all-terrain vehicle in the Jordanian desert.)

An Operator’s tale: Delta Force and the Italian Mafia

War Stories Oct 22
(CWO4 Greg "Gravy" Cocker pilots his Night Stalker gunship over Baghdad)

Exclusive: Behind the scenes of America’s elite SOF aviation unit

Military Oct 16
(U.S. Navy photo by Danette Baso Silvers/Released)

SOFREP unveiled: A look at what goes on behind the scenes

Team Room Oct 15
(Image courtesy of Greg Coker.)

The exclusive account of when a Night Stalker was shot down in Iraq

War Stories Oct 11
AH-6 Little Bird. (Image courtesy of U.S. Army).

Eight Seconds: The exclusive account of when a Night Stalker was shot down in Iraq

War Stories Oct 09
(Catholic church, Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Delta Force in Bosnia: How to protect a general

War Stories Oct 06
(Cover photo: my good bud Robert Horrigan, KIA in Iraq)

Nobody clears a room like Delta Force: A CQB attitude primer

War Stories Sep 24
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Tristen Albers with Headquarters Battery, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, crosses a river during the land navigation portion of the Basic Jungle Skills Course at the Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalves, Okinawa, Japan, August 6, 2019. The BJSC is a 5 day training event that encompasses the skills utilized in a basic jungle survival or combat environment. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Joshua Sechser).

SEAL Team Six and Delta: An operator’s tale of the ‘bungle in the jungle’

Military Sep 23
(U.S Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Cortez).

The time an operator made an ass of himself — and Delta Force

War Stories Sep 18
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali delivers a knockout punch to Brian London. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

The secret behind Delta Force’s powerful punch

War Stories Sep 14
Image courtesy of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).

We need you to hunt these bastards down: How Delta Force tried to lure back former operators after 9/11

War Stories Sep 11
Rangers from 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment provide sniper cover during a USASOC exercise. (Image courtesy of USASOC.)

An operator’s tale: The City of Charleston vs Delta Force

Military History Sep 09

Surviving Delta Force Selection and Assessment

Featured Sep 08
A green beret assigned to the 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), conducts strength conditioning under the supervision of a Tactical Human Optimization, Rapid Rehabilitation and Reconditioning Program (THOR3) coordinator at the Group’s strength and conditioning facility July 13, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Richardson).

Delta Force’s performance enhancing secret

War Stories Sep 02
A Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Special Reactions Team (SRT) member throws a flash bang grenade during training at MCAS Miramar, Calif., May 15. The Marines conducted this training to hone their skills in close quarters combat and further familiarize themselves with the M1911 Service Pistol. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung).

When the ‘Spooge’ replaced flashbangs in Delta Force

War Stories Aug 27
Markey-Mark "Cos" S. in the Raq; signature grand moustache at large (Image courtesy of the author).

A “typical” day in the life of a Delta Operator

Military Aug 22
Pat McNamara.

Even Delta legends fail: Pat McNamara’s near-death parachute tangle

Military Aug 17
Navy SEAL operators in Afghanistan. (Image courtesy of YouTube.com).

Snubbed by SEALs: A Delta Force operator on working with SEAL Team 6

Military Aug 12
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier / Released)

Complacency Kills: Lessons from a Delta Force breacher

Military Aug 08