For decades, the mission to find and eliminate enemy nuclear facilities belonged to the secretive Joint Special Operations Command and its tier-1 special missions units.

Maj. John Duffy, center, is inducted as a distinguished member of the Special Forces regiment during a ceremony held Thursday, April 20, 2023, at Fort Bragg.

> Type: Special mission unit > Role: Special operations including direct action, counterterrorism, hostage rescue, urban warfare, reconnaissance ALSO READ: The 10 Most Dangerous Chemical Weapons ...

For over 40 years, the unit has been paving the way for other secretive special missions units, such as the Army Delta Force and Navy’s SEAL Team 6. ISA is one of JSOC’s Tier 1 units, ...

Then Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell approved Morris’ classified plan for creating the Army Special Mission Unit. In retirement, ...

Delta Force, or the Special Forces Operational Detachment-D, is the Army’s direct action special missions unit tasked with the counterterrorism and hostage rescue mission sets. Created in the ...

Delta Force, or the Special Forces Operational Detachment-D, is the Army’s direct action special missions unit tasked with the counterterrorism and hostage rescue mission sets.

The US Navy’s SEAL Team 6, officially known as DEVGRU, represents the pinnacle of naval special warfare, tracing its roots back to the Frogmen of WWII. -This Tier 1 unit is distinguished from other ...

A special mission unit. Hooten enlisted in the Army in 1980, serving in 5th Special Forces Group before being selected for a special mission unit in 1987. He retired as a Master Sergeant in 2001.

They said that probably was going to be a mission that this unit was going to be involved in," Wolfe said. "That mission eventually became Eagle Claw where we planned to rescue 52 hostages." ...