Delta Force

The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta, commonly referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group, "The Unit", Army Compartmented Element, or within JSOC as Task Force Green, is an elite special mission unit of the United States Army, under operational control of the Joint Special Operations Command. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving hostage rescue and counterterrorism, as well as direct action and special reconnaissance against high-value targets. Delta Force and its maritime counterpart, the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six, are the U.S. military's primary counterterrorism units. Delta Force and DEVGRU perform the most highly complex, classified, and dangerous missions in the U.S. military, as directed by the U.S. National Command Authority.Most Delta Force operators come from the United States Army Special Operations Command's elite 75th Ranger Regiment and Special Forces Groups, as well as from other special operations units of the military.