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 Terrorism Command Sir William Harcourt; the Irish Bureau, or Special Irish Branch as it became known, consisted of just 12 detectives with a mission to defeat the "Fenian" terrorist campaign that had been on-going in London and across the country. In November 2013 this Counter Terrorism Command in its current format (SO15) comprises 1790 staff including 1350 police officers and 600 detectives working in 75 specialist units with the capability to respond proactively or reactively anywhere in the world. Counter Terrorism Command in its various guises has been responsible for investigating several high-profile terrorist incidents since its inception, including: Through the International