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Delta team

American  

noun

  1. an assault unit of highly trained and specialized U.S. troops that can be quickly dispatched to deal with terrorist action.


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Wary about the possibility of additional booby traps, the Delta team sent “other capabilities” — presumably a robot probe or small drone — to scan the remains of the apartment, military officials said.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

As some members of the Delta team scooped up papers and other potentially valuable intelligence from inside the house, others took fingerprints from Qurayshi’s remains and bagged a biological sample for DNA testing.

From Washington Post • Feb. 10, 2022

Delta released a statement saying “the alleged actions of this employee are unacceptable and in no way reflect the professionalism and values we expect from Delta team members.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2019

The Delta team searched the premises, looking for false walls or other hiding places.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 5, 2014

A Delta team sent to free political prisoners in Richmond Hill prison had to turn back under fire before it could reach the prison, which turned out to be abandoned.

From Time Magazine Archive

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