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.
Special Counter-Terrorist Unit (Greece) with a special nightvision device. Outside international conventions the Greek name for the unit is "Special Suppressive Antiterrorist Unit". At the time of its creation in the late 1970's, counter-terrorist units were conceived to be the assault teams deployed as a last resort against hostage situations. Hence the "suppression" designation used as a euphemism indicating a terminal engagement against terrorists . Special Counter-Terrorist Unit (Greece) The Special Counter-Terrorist Unit (, "Eidiki Katastaltiki Antitromokratiki Monada") is the Greek counter-terrorism unit of the Hellenic Police. It is the most distinguished part of the Hellenic Police. It was formed in 1978 when two