5 Most Elite US Military Special Forces and Their Role

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1. Delta Force

The Delta Force is the most elite counter-terrorism unit under the command of the US Army. The group has executed various successful counter-terrorism missions over the years, specifically related to hostage rescue, capturing and eliminating high-value terrorists, and intelligence gathering on threats of militancy. The unit is highly skilled in close-quarter combat, survival, evasion, tactical driving, among other skills. What sets Delta apart from DEVGRU is combat experience. Delta guys are selected from other special forces, while operators in DEVGRU can be recruited directly from civilians. Often, personnel of the Delta Force are tasked with ensuring protection of VIPs as well. The unit was responsible for taking out Abu-Bakr Al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS, in 2019 in Syria. Like DEVGRU, Delta Force is only tasked with the most dangerous and critical operations.

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