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The Ghosts, also known as Ghost Recon, formerly known as Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, are a Tier 1 Joint Special Operations Force of the United States Army.

As with the rest of Joint Special Operations Command, their parent unit, the operations conducted by the Ghosts are kept highly classified. It is shown that the Ghost Special Forces Teams have multiple designations and is commanded and administrated by the Joint Special Operations Command, participating in highly classified covert operations.

They are similar to the U.S. Army's Delta Force and Intelligence Support Activity, the U.S. Navy's DEVGRU, and the U.S. Air Force's 24th Special Tactics Squadron.

The modern DoD title for the Ghosts is the Group for Specialized Tactics (GST - where the term "Ghost" derives from) unit. Ghost teams are often supported by the Central Intelligence Agency's Special Activity Division's Special Operations Group (SAD/SOG). Ghost Special Forces teams operate as Advanced Force Operations (AFO) teams.

Overview

The Ghosts

The men and women of the 'Ghosts'. Alpha Team (2008-2011)

Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group,  is an elite American Special Mission Unit within the U.S. Army and JSOC and is located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. They were formed in 1994.

Armed with the latest weapon systems and equipment and trained in the best field and combat tactics, they are the most specialized and qualified special operations unit that JSOC has to offer. First in and last out because of their experience with striking swiftly, silently and invisibly, they are sometimes referred to as the 'Ghosts'. Ghost teams specialize in both covert and clandestine operations within denied or politically-sensitive territory with little to no support.

The primary role of the Ghosts appears to be conducting deniable Advance Force Operations which often involve:

  • Direct Action
  • Special Reconnaissance
  • Unconventional Warfare

Secondary roles historically have included:

  • Close Protection
  • Counterterrorism
  • Counterintelligence
  • Counter-proliferation
  • Counternarcotics
  • Foreign Internal Defense
  • Personnel recovery

As Special Operation Operators they are trained to execute Direct Action raids (focused short-duration attacks). Typical tasks include: to assassinate or kidnap high value targets, secure or destroy sensitive documents and classified hardware, sabotage or harassment of the enemy.

Structure

Cap Squad

Some members of Alpha Team (2011-2013)

When deployed into combat, the 'Ghosts' are usually organized into fireteams of four members led by a Ghost Lead. The GST is organized into a company-sized force comprising of approximately 200-250 Operators. Major Scott Mitchell is the commander of the Ghosts. Captain Nick Salvatore, Captain Jennifer Burke, and Captain David Foster command their own teams after a number of years as NCOs with then-Captain Mitchell.

Around the 2008 Russian war, the Ghosts were divided into the following classes:

Near future classes:

Ghost Special Forces teams are organized into Advanced Force Operations units in the 2020s timeframe.

GRC classes

Classes available c. 2024

Post-Russian Insurgency, the team was reorganized into the Group for Specialized Tactics, and given dedicated logistics support and air support. Also around that time the team was reorganized into three classes: Specialist, Assault, and Recon.

Training

Ongoing training in weapons, tactics, and commands are held at the Ghost's headquarters at Fort Bragg.

Around 2013, the Ghosts also had access to combat simulators.

Known Operations

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Ghosts in Cuban Conflict 2010

The missions the Ghosts take can range from anything from Hostage Rescue to Convoy Escort. They also conducted Lone Wolf sabotage operations.

2002-2010

The Ghosts were in active service as of August 2002. Several were present at then-Master Sergeant Scott Mitchell's medal ceremony. In 2007 Mitchell joined the Ghosts and led a team during the First Korean war.

In 2008 the Ghosts were deployed to Georgia as part of peacekeeping operations in the Caucusus. They spearheaded the fight against the ultranationalists in the 2008 Russian war. In November 2009, Mitchell led a rescue mission in Waziristan. That year the Ghosts also led peacekeeping forces in the Eritrean war.

The following year, they went to Cuba and Colombia to safeguard elections and root out terrorism.

2011-2020

Their next major operation was the Second Korean War. Mitchell again led Alpha Team and hampered the North Korean war efforts. Their fight was documented on the Military Channel's show Modern Heroes after 2011. The episode included interviews with members of Alpha Team.

In 2012 the Ghosts conducted Operation War Wraith in China, along with eliminating Asad Rahil, the coupmaster in Kazakhstan.

Mitchell also led Alpha Team during the Mexican upheavals, first stopping Ontiveros' coup and then stopping a WMD attack during Juan de la Barrera's rebellion.

During this time they were deployed to Afghanistan solely to eliminate the Taliban leader Zahed. They encountered extreme difficulties and resistance from inside the US intelligence community.

In 2014 the Ghosts were the subject of a briefing for General Keyes about the future of warfare.

During World War III, the Ghosts also fought in England and in Dubai during the hunt for the "Snow Maiden."

Sometime in 2019, the United States Government sends in a Ghost team consisting of Nomad (Ghost Lead), Weaver (Sniper), Holt (Recon) and Midas (Specialist) to Bolivia in response to the bombing of the US Embassy in La Paz and the death of undercover DEA Agent Ricky Sandoval. It is in this country that the Mexican Santa Blanca drug cartel has taken control over the local government; turning it into a lawless narco state. The main profits and income of the cartel is by illegal importing of Cocaine, whose production is high in Bolivia. The Ghosts' mission is to take down the the cartel at all costs before they become too powerful and to break the connection between the cartel and the government in order to remove the cause of destabilization to the country.

2021-

The Ghosts continued operations during World War III. Three teams were on the ground during the Russian invasion of Poland, and were saved by a JSF gunship pilot. After Major Dennison, a brainwashed agent disappeared, General Mitchell deployed Ghost teams to look for her. Mitchell himself oversaw the assault on the Spetznaz headquarters at Fort Levski.

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The future of the Ghosts

The Ghosts conducted Operation "Take Down Overlord" in Russia, and a Ghost Lead led a team to Sokolov's base. The Ghosts were also deployed to Nicaragua, Zambia, Georgia again, and Russia during the time of the Raven's Rock coup. Members of Hunter Team also helped track down a rogue CIA agent. At one point, the Ghosts assisted a rebellion in Nicaragua against President Raphael Rivera.

In 2021, Mitchell and the Ghosts, along with H.A.W.X. squadron, fought against the Artemis Global Security invasion.

A team also conducted an amphibious operation in Norway in the near future after the Russians invaded the country. Bravo Team helped the Allies in Moscow and neutralized General Maxim Cherskiy.

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The Ghosts during the hunt for a nuclear weapon

At the same time, a Ghost Lead worked with the H.A.W.X. squadron during the rescue of David Crenshaw. He continued to work with the squadron during the subsequent retaking of Moscow and searched for Aleksandr Treskayev in the Kremlin.

A Ghost Team also intercepted a nuclear warhead while under protection of the pilot HAWX2.

20 years into the future, the Ghosts were caught in a conflict with ex-Ghosts and other military operatives known as the Phantoms. Their first encounter was during a theft of ATHENA Corp. information in Taiwan. After capturing an operative, they are led into a trap in Pakistan, but win the skirmish. When following up on the intelligence, Yankee team was captured by Omega Company.

Equipment

The Ghosts use a variety of weapons and equipment such as the:

Weapons

Explosives

Gadgets

GRO 3

The classes in Ghost Recon Online, Recon, Assault, Support

Recently the 'Ghosts' have started to make use of the Integrated Warfighter System which includes the Cross Com ver 1.0 and 2.0 systems. They also use high-tech gadgets like the UAV Drone and the Warhound. The Ghosts also have a set of uniforms which changed over the years.

Notable Members

2008-2011

2007-2013

Other

Sri Lanka

Ultranationalist conflict

World War III/Insurgent conflict/Raven's Rock coup

World War III

Raven's Rock coup

Near future

Operation Kingslayer

Trivia

The newest Ghosts

A Ghost Team in Boliva

  • As a subordinate unit of Army Special Forces (Green Berets) the Ghosts primary unit is likely to be based around an alpha team.
  • The GST has an extremely effective cyber operations team as proven by their ability to remotely hack almost any electronic lock on the planet.
  • From what Scott Mitchel said about the death of Ramirez and his team the Ghosts have never lost 4 people simultaneously which speaks a lot about the survivability rate of Ghost Operators.
  • The multiplayer classes in Future Soldier are Rifleman, Engineer, and Scout.
  • Andrew Ross and Weaver are the only two personnel within Ghost Recon that were in another branch of the United States Armed Forces prior to switching to the Army, with both of them being part of the Navy SEALs (Weaver specifically hailing from DEVGRU) prior to the Ghosts.

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