Typical missions include assassinate or kidnap High-Value Targets (HVTs), secure or destroy sensitive documents and classified hardware, and sabotage or harassment of the enemy. Secondary roles historically have included:Īs Special Operations soldiers, they are trained to execute Direct Action raids (focused, short-duration attacks). The primary role of the Ghosts appears to be conducting deniable Advance Force Operations which often involve: However, other sensitive documents about this unit are yet to be revealed, preventing anyone knowing too much about the Ghosts.Įssentially, the Ghosts operate as the POTUS’s private SMU, using their experience, teamwork with the latest technology to infiltrate and take down threats around the world without leaving any traces that they exist or were present at the time of the incident(s). Most of their operations before 2011 were hidden in the information security (infosec) level between classified to top-secret and were only known by the Chief of Staff, the President and most of all the CIA, NSA and DIA, until an American television series Modern Heroes that aired after 2011, reviewed some of those details to the public. Ghost Recon teams specialize in both covert and clandestine operations within denied or politically-sensitive territory with little to no support. They operate first in and last out of the field, striking enemies at their most vulnerable swiftly, silently, and invisibly, hence their alias the Ghosts.
They are the most experienced, specialized, and qualified special operations force that JSOC has to offer. However, in reality, it is the Army's crème of the crop Special Mission Unit whose operators are armed with state-of-the-art weapon systems, cutting edge technologies and are trained in the best field, expert strategies and combat tactics. In its old name, it is a company-sized reconnaissance unit within the 5th Special Forces Group's 1st Battalion of the Army Special Forces. The unit was established in 1994 and is a secretive special operations force. The Group for Specialized Tactics, also known as the Ghosts, is an elite Special Mission Unit within the US Army and JSOC and is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina now known as Fort Liberty since 2023AD. 12 Appearances in Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon (media franchise).7.4.3 Russian invasion of Norway & Rescue of David Crenshaw.7.4.2 War against Artemis Global Security.Additionally, should Ghost operators encounter agents from the aforementioned organizations, said agents would be authorized to take control of the Ghost team should their missions fall under the same parameters. With all Ghost operators conducting from covert operations to black operations as Advanced Force Operations (AFO) teams, they are often assisted by elements of the Special Activities Center's Special Operations Group (SAC/SOG) of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and occasionally with the National Security Agency (NSA) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). Reorganized following the Russian Insurgency, Ghost Recon was split from the Green Berets, and stylized by the Department of Defense as the Group for Specialized Tactics. Nearly all Ghost Teams have multiple designations, but regardless, the covert unit is commanded and administrated by JSOC, often serving as the United States' first line of offense in terms of conducting highly classified covert operations. Similarly to all units operating under the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), all military operations conducted by Ghost Recon are highly-classified.
Ghost Recon, also known as "The Ghosts", formerly known as Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, is a Tier One Special Mission Unit of the United States Army, formerly a detachment of the Army Special Forces, colloquially known as the "Green Berets".