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Old 08-02-2006, 23:36 PM   #24 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by ArmchairGeneral
Mostly. Delta Force isn't strictly US Army, although it may fall under their command. Air Force has the Special Operations Air Regiment or Squadron or something, can't remember the official designation. Your Commandos are pretty much the equivalent of our Rangers, I believe. Parachute and amphib capable elite light infantry for high value targets. I wasn't aware that Marine Force Recon was part of SOCOM, could be, but I thought they were a little different in mission from other spec ops forces. Less strategic, kind of. But I really don't know.
Hmm I guess I just assumed because I heard they had a CT role nowadays. I remember last year news was floating around that Marine Recon teams were getting around in coastal areas of Somalia looking for some Al-Qaeda suspects.
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