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United States Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Special operations [r]: Military or paramilitary operations that differ from conventional operations in degree of physical and political risk, operational techniques, mode of employment, independence from friendly support, and dependence on detailed operational intelligence and indigenous assets; they are often controlled at a national or strategic level of command ^[e]

Delta Force [r]: A generally covert U.S. Army unit in Joint Special Operations Command, specializing in hostage rescue and combat search and rescue, direct action, special reconnaissance, and counterterrorism. ^[e]
Operation Eagle Claw [r]: A failed U.S. military hostage rescue operation, in April 1980, intended to recover the hostages taken at the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979 ^[e]
Operation GOTHIC SERPENT [r]: Add brief definition or description
Wayne Downing [r]: (1940-2007) Distinguished Chair of the Combating Terrorism Center, United States Military Academy (2003-2007); Deputy National Security Assistant after the 9/11 attack; General, U.S. Army, retired; commanded U.S. Special Operations Command ^[e]
Charles Beckwith [r]: Add brief definition or description

Army Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Naval Special Warfare Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Air Force Special Operations Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
Marine Special Operations Command [r]: The Marine component of U.S. Special Operations Command, this unit absorbed the existing Marine special reconnaissance "Force Recon" companies (but not battalions), but also added a support organization, school, and a system of developing training teams for foreign internal defense and other special operations missions ^[e]