Delta Force is part of Joint Special Operations Command, which targets high-value individuals and terrorist groups. US Army
Mike Dowling, Business Insider/We Are The Might: 5 key differences between Delta Force and SEAL Team 6
SEAL Team 6, officially known as United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group (DEVGRU), and Delta Force, officially known as 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1st SFOD-D), are the most highly trained elite forces in the US military.
Both are Special Missions Units (SMU) under the control of the secretive Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), they perform various clandestine and highly classified missions around the world. Each unit can equally perform various types of operations but their primary mission is counter-terrorism.
So what's the difference between the two? Delta Force took out ISIS bad guy Abu Sayyaf in Syria; DevGru took out al Qaeda bad guy Osama Bin Laden a few years ago. Same-same, right?
Wrong.
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Hat tip to Fred for this link.
