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
Counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism organizations the Central Bureau of Investigation. As opposed to the British Security Service and US FBI, its jurisdiction is much more restricted, with state police agencies often taking the lead. External and offensive counter-intelligence, counter-terrorism, and some direct action is the general responsibility of Mossad, although military units will carry out specific counterterrorism actions. There are some standing military special operations forces, such as Sayeret Matkal, but "ad hoc" task forces were assembled for major operations such as the 1976 Entebbe rescue. Mossad, on foreign intelligence, also works with Aman, the military intelligence service. Shabak is the Israeli domestic counterintelligence organization.