Fieldcraft Tips From a Former Delta Force Operator: How To Run A Proper Dead Drop
Street Craft is about blending in, not standing out; it’s the art of hiding in plain sight. Today, I’ll teach you how to run a proper Delta approved dead drop.
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Geo Hand Explains How Delta Was Snubbed by SEAL Team Six and Why They Should Get Driving Lessons
Perhaps SEAL Team SIX forgot their clown car as they could barely lead a VIP to the local airport without disastrous results.
We Need You To Hunt These Bastards Down: How Delta Force Tried To Lure Back Former Operators After 9/11
With every fiber of my being, I knew the time had come to shed the shackles of my past, leaving behind the chaos of Delta and embracing the uncertain freedom that lay ahead.
A Hot Mess in Bosnia: Delta Force Operators in Trouble
Navigating through danger with a mix of quick thinking and teamwork, we managed to outmaneuver our pursuers, proving that even in tight situations, staying calm and working together makes all the difference.
Geo Hand on the Differences between Officers and Enlisted Men in Delta Force
In Delta Force, do not ever (EVER!) meddle in the non-commissioned business of an assault squadron.
Why the US Should Care: The Serbia-Kosovo Conflict and Regional Security
The Serbia-Kosovo crisis talks hit a roadblock in Brussels as both sides fail to reach an agreement, raising concerns about regional stability and the need for diplomatic solutions.
25 years ago, F-16 pilot Scott O’Grady was rescued in Bosnia
During the early to mid-1990s, Yugoslavia, a multiethnic state of Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims was disintegrating and bloody conflict breaking out. Bosnia-Herzegovina was the scene of some of the worst fighting, where nearly 100,000 people were killed, many of them victims of ethnic cleansing. The United States and NATO got involved in 1992, enforcing […]
Where the Red Man Treads: Delta’s William “Chief” Carlson
William “Chief” Carlson came to Delta Force from one of the Green Beret groups around 1995. He was a Siksika warrior from the Blackfeet tribe of Montana. He was man whose reputation preceded him wherever he went in our community; no matter where you were at, there would be guys in your organization who had heard […]
The Pic of the Day: The Special Operations team that saved the Air Force’s top general
On May 2, 1999, Lieutenant Colonel David Goldfein’s F-16 fighter was shot down by a Serbian surface-to-air missile. A combat search-and-rescue team comprised of Pararescuemen and Combat Controllers scrambled to his rescue. After a hair-raising operation, the Serbs were trying to capture Goldfein who was escaping and evading, the Air Commandos managed to locate and […]
NATO opens Spec Ops aviation school
Aviation and Special Operations go hand-in-hand. Whether it is rotary-wing or fixed-wing, SOF units have been using SOF aircraft to increase their effectiveness and lethality. Recognizing the lack of a dedicated SOF aviation program, NATO has decided to launch a training facility that aims to bring together the Alliance’s elite aviation units for training. The […]
Possible end to name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Skopje, FYROM—The name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) enters its final mile. A referendum will take place Sept. 30 to decide whether or not the Prespa Agreement between the two countries will be ratified. If the agreement receives the green-light from the citizens of FYROM, the country will change […]
A very Balkan story
As you are reading these lines, an agreement has been signed by Greece and FYROM that stipulates Greece will recognize FYROM with the name Northern Macedonia. The agreement has some hurdles yet to pass to become a reality, though. The search for a distinct identity and a past that allows claim to this piece of […]
