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There are no civilian-to-Delta enlistment programs, because they are looking for experienced, mature operators to join this top counterterrorist unit. The best way to learn more about getting into Delta is to join the Army and serve in the Army Ranger or Special Forces. Recruits must be in the Army, have at least 2.5 years of service left on enlistment and be within the E4-E8 ranks. The SFOD-D currently receives its recruits from all over the Army, still pulling mainly from the Ranger Regiments and Special Forces Groups. Operation Kayla Mueller: The raid in Syria that resulted in the death of terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.Ĭountless hostage rescues worldwide.

Operation Black Swan: The capture of Sinaloa Cartel leader Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. Operation Juniper Shield: During the 2012 Benghazi attack, Delta Force assisted with evacuating the U.S. Operation Red Dawn: Locating and capturing Saddam Hussein. 11, 2001, attacks, Special Forces operators aided in defeating and dismantling the Taliban in Afghanistan.īattle of Tora Bora: A massive joint engagement to kill or capture Osama bin Laden. War in Afghanistan: Within a month of the Sept. Related: 5 Key Differences Between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 Gary Gordon, were awarded the Medal of Honor for their efforts that day. 1st Class Randall Shughart and Master Sgt. helicopters were shot down and two Delta operators, Sgt. Operation Gothic Serpent: Part of the Battle of Mogadishu (1993), where U.S. Gulf War: Iraq invades Kuwait, and the US-led alliance defeats Saddam Hussein and his Army, pushing them back into Iraq. Manuel Noriega and protect some 35,000 Americans living in Panama. Operation Just Cause: Panama invasion to capture Gen. Operation Urgent Fury: Grenada prisoner rescue from the Richmond Hill prison. As a result, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment was created. Operation Eagle Claw: During the Iran hostage crisis in 1980, a rescue attempt failed because of an aviation equipment/operator error and led to the deaths of eight Americans. Here is a list of several of the declassified engagements: The types of missions with which the SFOD-Delta has been involved over the past few decades are classified, but some have been declassified and noted publicly in media reports and books written by Delta operators. Beckwith was tasked to form the new unit and pulled largely from the Special Forces Groups.
