9781422277133

MISSION REPORT : A FIGHTING FORCE

How do we know this is a model and not a real Delta operator? Real Deltas do not let their photos be taken.

1983, Delta Force was back in action again, helping to free prisoners in the Caribbean island country of Grenada. Then, in 1989, Delta soldiers helped overthrow Manuel Noriega, the dictator of Panama. By 1991 Delta Force missions had reached the Middle East, a volatile, and often violent, region. Its people were divided by religious and ethnic dif- ferences, and its nations wrestled with economic and geographic conflicts. Meanwhile, the American way of life depended on oil that came from the Middle East, so the United States government was also concerned about what happened there. It was stepping up its military involvement in the area, and Delta Force was a key part of the strategy.

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