Delta Force Delta Force The 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly referred to as Delta Force, Combat Applications Group (CAG), "The Unit", Army Compartmented Element (ACE), or within JSOC as Task Force Green, is an elite special mission unit of the United States Army, under operational control of the Joint Special Operations Command. The unit is tasked with specialized missions primarily involving hostage rescue and counter-terrorism, as well as direct action and special reconnaissance against high-value targets. Delta Force and its maritime counterpart, the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team Six (also known as "DEVGRU"), are the U.S. military's primary counterterrorism units.
Counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism organizations only acknowledged foreign intelligence collection agency beyond the tactical intelligence units of the military. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police was once the principal counter-intelligence agency, but most functions transferred to CSIS. Recently, however, some activities are back in the RCMP Security Service Public Safety Canada (PSC) is Canada's national emergency management agency, with a counterpart in each province. France, for example, builds its domestic counterterrorism in a law enforcement framework. In France, a senior anti-terrorism magistrate is in charge of defense against terrorism. French magistrates have multiple functions that overlap US and UK functions of investigators, prosecutors, and judges. An