Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light (counter-terrorist subunit) Blue Light was an American counter-terrorist subunit of the 5th Special Forces Group that existed into the late 1970s. According to Col. Charles Beckwith's memoirs, this counter-terrorist group was formed by U.S. Army Special Forces leadership to fill an important counter-terrorism gap until Delta Force became operational. He stated that the unit was disbanded when Delta Force went operational. Beckwith's memoir, "Delta Force", reports that commanders of the 5th Special Forces Group were asked by top brass of the Pentagon to quickly organize a Green Beret counter-terrorist unit to fill in until Delta Force was fully
Reaction Unit (South African Police Service) Before 1979 the only police unit who had the capability of addressing high risk operations, including urban terrorism, was the Special Task Force (STF). The STF had only one base at the time, which was situated in Pretoria, and due to its scrupulous and strenuous selection-and-training process for new operators it was faced with an increased workload and limited resources. The force identified the need to expand its capacity throughout the country. In response the Reaction Unit was established in 1979 as a support unit to the STF and was tasked with counter-terrorism Operations. The unit was formed from the