Commando team rooms are sanctuaries, refugee rallies, areas of amnesty… they are no-kidding full-caliber FORTS—no girls allowed! Girls would not be permitted to enter, as they would wreck our fort! That being said, commandos have no aversion to spending a great deal of time in their team room havens. In my own five-man Delta team room, we had one specific challenge; one … [Read more...] about Former Delta Force Operator Gives A Rare Look Inside The Unit’s Team Room
George E. Hand IV Articles
A Former Delta Force Operator Explains the Relationship Between ‘The Unit’ and Law Enforcement
Delta has a necessary and welcome relationship with police departments across the U.S., including SWAT brothers. However, the relationship is not specific to the special operations branches of law enforcement; rather, it is largely focused on the mainstream metro police force. The Unit travels across the country in search of urban training environments in major cities. There … [Read more...] about A Former Delta Force Operator Explains the Relationship Between ‘The Unit’ and Law Enforcement
True Stories of Delta Force: How the Grinch Burned Down Christmas
No Slack for Delta A large part of the nation tends to kick back and cut slack during the holidays. Some professions cannot do that by sheer nature of the importance of their contribution to national security. Others will not simply because… they don’t want to. Such was the attitude of my Special Mission Unit (SMU). It was a year that we felt we needed to train more, but we … [Read more...] about True Stories of Delta Force: How the Grinch Burned Down Christmas
Delta Force Vet Answers the Age Old Question: Special Forces vs Rangers, Who’s Better?
By my title, I mean to say that nobody moves through the countryside like Army Rangers. Patrolling is the cornerstone of most of what the Rangers do in the realm of Small Unit Tactics (SUT). Rangers are so well-versed, practiced, and so good at moving through areas undetected that they continue to do it subconsciously long after they have retired from the Military. I ran … [Read more...] about Delta Force Vet Answers the Age Old Question: Special Forces vs Rangers, Who’s Better?
Former Delta Force Operator’s Thoughts on Hand to Hand Combat Training
*Dedicated to my brother LPD256; love ya madly This essay we shall, for the sake of the political season, refer to as my ‘Concession Speech.’ I have received to date a common core battery of questions, the top subjects of which fall into either a ‘Weapons and Tactics’ container, or the other heavy hitter, ‘Combat Physical Fitness Training.’ To this point, I have conceded to … [Read more...] about Former Delta Force Operator’s Thoughts on Hand to Hand Combat Training