First: Delta Force Members Patched

Beckwith got the green light. But building a unit from scratch meant finding men who could think and fight.

When most people think of Delta Force, they imagine night-vision goggles, blacked-out helicopters, and lightning raids. But before the Tier 1 mystique, there was a simple, urgent question: Who would be brave enough—and skilled enough—to be the very first? first delta force members

The answer wasn’t volunteers off a form. It was a painstaking, man-by-man selection. Beckwith got the green light