Editing Delta Force (section)

{{Short description|U.S. Army's tier one special operations force}}
{{About|the special operations force|other uses|Delta Force (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox military unit
| unit_name                     = 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta (Airborne)
| native_name                   = 
| image                         = US Army Special Operations Command SSI.svg
| image_size                    = 180px
| caption                       = [[USASOC]]'s [[shoulder sleeve insignia]] worn by Delta operators, depicting the historical [[Fairbairn–Sykes fighting knife]] inside the outline of an [[arrowhead]]
| start_date                    = {{start date and age|1977|11|19|df=yes}}
| dates                         = 
| country                       = {{flagu|United States}}
| branch                        = {{army|United States}}
| type                          = [[Special mission unit]]
| role                          = [[Special operations]]<br /> [[Counterterrorism]]
| size                          = Classified{{sfn|Haney|2002}}<br />''[[#Organization and structure|see below]]''
| command_structure             = [[Joint Special Operations Command]]<br />[[U.S. Army Special Operations Command]]
| garrison                      = Fort Bragg, [[North Carolina]], U.S.<!-- Commanders -->
| garrison_label                = Headquarters
| nickname                      = "The Unit", Combat Applications Group (CAG), Task Force Green, "D'Boys"{{Sfn|Naylor|2015}}
| motto                         = Sine Pari (Without Equal)
| battles                       = * [[Operation Eagle Claw]]
* [[Operation Urgent Fury]]
* [[Operation Just Cause]]
** [[Operation Acid Gambit]]
* [[Gulf War|Persian Gulf War]]
* [[Colombian Drug War]]
* [[Somali Civil War]]
** [[Operation Restore Hope]]
** [[Operation Gothic Serpent]]
* [[Operation Uphold Democracy]]{{sfn|Cawthorne|2008|p=97}}
* [[Yugoslav Wars]]
** [[NATO intervention in Bosnia]]
* [[Kosovo War]]
* [[War on terror|Global War on Terrorism]]
** [[Operation Enduring Freedom]]
** [[Battle of Tora Bora]]
** [[List of operations conducted by Delta Force#Kashmir conflict|Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Michael |date=23 February 2002 |title=SAS joins Kashmir Hunt for bin Laden |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/1385795/SAS-joins-Kashmir-hunt-for-bin-Laden.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611121111/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/1385795/SAS-joins-Kashmir-hunt-for-bin-Laden.html |archive-date=11 June 2022 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|location=London}}</ref>
** [[Iraq War]]
** [[Operation Juniper Shield]]
** [[Operation Inherent Resolve]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=22 October 2015 |title=US-Iraqi rescue operation 'foils IS mass execution' |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/34607471 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613193922/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/34607471 |archive-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
** [[Barisha raid|Operation Kayla Mueller]]
* [[2012 Benghazi attack]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scarborough |first=Rowan |author-link=Rowan Scarborough |date=25 January 2014 |title=Delta Force commando who saved 'numerous lives' in Benghazi {{sic|sei|ge|hide=y}} honored |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/25/delta-force-commando-awarded-second-highest-milita/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613073922/https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/25/delta-force-commando-awarded-second-highest-milita/ |archive-date=13 June 2022 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=[[The Washington Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Harkins |first=Gina |date=29 April 2020 |title=A Delta Force Marine earned the Navy Cross in Benghazi |url=https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/delta-force-marine-navy-benghazi/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520092813/https://www.wearethemighty.com/mighty-trending/delta-force-marine-navy-benghazi/ |archive-date=20 May 2022 |access-date=25 December 2020 |website=We Are the Mighty}}</ref>
* [[Mexican drug war]]<ref name="sofrep.com">{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Jack |date=2016-01-11 |title=JSOC's Secretive Delta Force Operators on the Ground for El Chapo Capture |url=https://sofrep.com/45855/jsoc-delta-force-operators-on-the-ground-for-el-chapo-capture/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605092958/https://sofrep.com/news/jsoc-delta-force-operators-on-the-ground-for-el-chapo-capture/ |archive-date=5 June 2022 |access-date=2016-03-18 |publisher=SOFREP News}}</ref>
** [[Operation Black Swan]]
| anniversaries                 = 
| decorations                   = [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]<br />[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<br />[[Valorous Unit Award]]
| notable_commanders            = [[Charles Alvin Beckwith]]<br />[[William F. Garrison]]<br />[[William G. Boykin]] <br /> [[Peter J. Schoomaker]]<br /> [[Eldon Bargewell|Eldon A. Bargewell]] <br /> [[Gary L. Harrell]]<br /> [[Bennet S. Sacolick]]<br /> [[Austin S. Miller]]<br /> [[Mark J. O'Neil]] <br /> [[James Jarrard]] <br />
[[Christopher T. Donahue]]
<!-- Culture and history -->| identification_symbol         = [[File:United States Army Special Operations Command DUI.png|175px|center]]
| identification_symbol_label   = [[USASOC]] [[Distinctive Unit Insignia]]
| current_commander             = Classified
| ceremonial_chief              = 
}}

The '''1st Special Forces Operational Detachment–Delta''' ('''1st SFOD-D'''), also known as '''Delta Force''', '''Combat Applications Group''' ('''CAG'''), or within [[Joint Special Operations Command]] (JSOC) as '''Task Force Green''',{{sfn|Naylor|2015}} is a [[Special operation forces|special operations force]] of the [[United States Army]] under the operational control of JSOC. The unit's missions primarily involve [[counterterrorism]], [[Hostage|hostage rescue]], [[Direct action (military)|direct action]], and [[special reconnaissance]], often against [[high-value target]]s.

Delta Force, along with the [[Intelligence Support Activity]], and its [[United States Navy|Navy]] and [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] counterparts, [[SEAL Team Six|DEVGRU]] (SEAL Team 6) and the [[24th Special Tactics Squadron]], are the U.S. military's tier one [[special mission unit]]s that are tasked with performing the most complex, covert, and dangerous missions directed by the [[president of the United States]] and the [[United States Secretary of Defense|secretary of defense]].<ref name=gaffney>{{Cite news |title=In high demand, Air Force commandos must find new ways to cope with stress of duty |url=http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2005-05-09/AP_News/151.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928054611/http://www.gaffneyledger.com/news/2005-05-09/AP_News/151.html |archive-date=28 September 2013 |url-status=dead |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[The Gaffney Ledger]] |location=Gaffney, South Carolina |access-date=2013-05-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=updated |first=Marc Ambinder last |date=2013-03-22 |title=The most secret of secret units |url=https://theweek.com/articles/466307/most-secret-secret-units |access-date=2023-11-14 |website=theweek |language=en}}</ref>

Most Delta Force operators and combat support members are selected from the [[United States Army Special Operations Command|Army Special Operations Command]]'s [[75th Ranger Regiment]] and [[United States Army Special Forces|U.S. Army Special Forces]], though selection is open to other special operations and conventional units across the Army and other military branches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Special Operations/Delta Force |url=https://www.military.com/special-operations/delta-force.html/amp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621062613/https://www.military.com/special-operations/delta-force.html/amp |archive-date=21 June 2022 |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2022 |publisher=[[Military.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=5 key differences between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6 |url=https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/seal-team-6-delta-force |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122002629/https://www.wearethemighty.com/popular/seal-team-6-delta-force/ |archive-date=22 November 2021 |url-status=live |access-date=25 September 2022 |website=We Are the Mighty}}</ref>