European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 3 hijacking sidelights ambassador to Algeria Michael Newlin above and algerian trans port minister Goud Jil Salah negotiate for the release of passengers of the hijacked Twa jetliner flight 847 while in Algiers on president Reagan top right holds a news conference at the White House after cutting Short his weekend Retreat at Camp with Reagan Are White House chief of staff Donald Regan and National Security adviser Robert red Cross workers Bottom right carry a sick Amer Robert into the american University Hospital in West Hijack ers released on Delta Force Mission is to save hostages by Norman Black Washington a an elite unit of the Penta Gons special operations forces known As Delta Force gives the United states the option of trying to Rescue hostages in cases such As the hijacking of Twa flight this is not a Jerry built unit such As the one that attempted the iranian Rescue Mission in said a Pentagon source who spoke Only on condition of Anonym were not making do this is a different beast much More that sophistication is said to be based on a nearly unlimited budget for state theart weapons and train administration spending on All special forces has More than doubled Over the past three now exceeding million although the amount of Money funnelled to the Delta Force is not other details about special operations detachment the Delta Force have emerged Over these Guys Are specially selected and trained How to kill with one Pentagon source said they know their Mission is to save added another source there All very highly selected from various sources within All the armed the unit includes Only a few Hundred men estimates Range from a minimum of 200 to As Many As it is not routinely deployed outside the United instead relying on the use of Jet aircraft to Speed to a trouble government sources confirmed that Delta was deployed Over the weekend from its Headquarters at fort to the Mediterranean the men of Delta constantly Drill in a variety of hos Tage including methods for entering and neutralizing hijackers inside an sources have said the unit also trains at a former prisoner stockade at fort refurbished at a Cost of the unit is said to have Access to a wide Range of including the latest in automatic rifles and machine sniper rocket launchers and even nausea inducing according to newspaper the men Are not Only handpicked from among those who have already undergone extensive commando training but also Are men who have made a Lon term commitment to the none under the rank of Delta is also a unit that exists separately within the defense departments special operations which include army rangers and Green Navy seals and the 23rd air a component of the air forces military Airlift one Pentagon official who agreed to discuss the unit sunday described Delta As a special Core unit of anti terrorism there Are other specially units that can be called upon to assist depending on the Circum one key supporting element is task Force 160 of the 101st army air assault headquartered at fort task Force 160 comprises specially trained and equipped helicopter pilots who have been described in congressional testimony As the Best and most daring in the the pilots in this unit Are said to routinely practice Lapof theearta flying As close to the ground As using night and bad weather for cover and the Delta Force can be traced to a Small military unit formed during the Carter administration under the code name operation Blue members of that unit were involved in the 1980 iranian hostage but that Rescue Force also included men and equipment from other branches of the various the idea behind one Pentagon official was to avoid Las minute Force Structure organization in the Middle of a to help with that the Pentagon created a new centralized command for Delta Force last supposedly providing a Clear line of command from the joint chiefs of staff to the John Vessey the chairman of the joint remained in constant Contact with defense Secre tary Caspar Weinberger and the White House throughout the according to Pentagon although it has never been confirmed by the Penta various sources and news organizations have reported that Delta Force units played a role in providing Security for the 1984 summer olympics in los Angeles and president reagans 1985 the unit also took part in the october 1983 invasion of the Island of but reportedly was hindered during that mis Sion by an interservice timing mix up that delayed their