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George E. Hand IV

George E. Hand IV
How Delta Force Taught Social Distancing Before It Was Cool

How Delta Force Taught Social Distancing Before It Was Cool

War Stories Dec 06
How to Protect Your Home Like a Delta Force Operator

How to Protect Your Home Like a Delta Force Operator

Expert Analysis Dec 04
(DVIDS)

Even Delta Force Jumpmasters Can Mess Up

War Stories Dec 03
(Courtesy of author)

A Former Delta Force Operator’s Glock 17 Setup

Pistol Dec 02
Who’s the Βest Shooter in Delta Force?

Who’s the Βest Shooter in Delta Force?

War Stories Nov 30
(DVIDS)

Delta Force Operator on the Evolution of the Rifle

Expert Analysis Oct 16
Pipe-hitters affect an external explosive heavy breach on a target. (U.S. Army)

Heavy Breach Cell: The Secret Weapon of Delta Force

Expert Analysis Sep 23
U.S. Army

Delta Force’s Combat Diving Break

War Stories Sep 03
(Image courtesy of John "Shrek" McPhee)

Delta Force’s Most Unexpected Airliner Hijacking

War Stories Aug 10
DVIDS

Preparing for Delta Force Selection: What to Do and What Not to Do

Preparing for Selection Jul 30
A large-scale weapons vault

Behind the Door: Inside Delta Force’s Weapons Vault

War Stories Jul 24
Delta Force operators and U.S. Army Soldiers during Operation Acid Gambit.

Former Delta Force Operator: Why the 1911 Is Still My Favorite Sidearm

Featured Jul 17
Delta Force and its Most Peculiar Flashbang

Delta Force and its Most Peculiar Flashbang

War Stories Jul 14
(Courtesy of author)

Child Sex Trafficking: Focus First on the Traffickers, Then the Victims

Op-Ed Jun 22
The Waterborne Infiltration Course, the Special Forces Version of Ranger School

The Waterborne Infiltration Course, the Special Forces Version of Ranger School

Expert Analysis Jun 09
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).

The Secret Behind the Elite Performance of Delta Force Operators

War Stories May 28
Navy SEAL operators in Afghanistan. (Image courtesy of YouTube.com).

Snubbed by SEALs: A Delta Force Operator on Working With SEAL Team 6

War Stories May 22
(U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Sgt. Scott A. Achtemeier / Released)

Complacency Kills: Lessons from a Delta Force breacher

Special Operations May 17
(Photo by the author; MH-60 Black Hawk)

“This Sucks; We’re Going to Die”: A Delta Force Treatise on Helicopter Mishaps

Expert Analysis May 13
ODA-525, the Sharkmen just prior to deploying out to the Iraqi desert. (Photo courtesy of Robert "Blade" Gardner, third from the left in back row)

Strange Days in the Green Berets: Of Pipes and Dogs

War Stories May 09