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    U.S. Joint Special Operations Command/Delta Steyr Pinzgauer, 1988-2008

    Jun 10, 2021 3 minutes
    by Alan Wise

    The failed 1980 Iranian hostage rescue mission — Operation Eagle Claw — resulted in a major expansion of US Special Operations capabilities throughout the 1980s. This also grew to include counter-terrorism operations with great leaps in world-wide reach and effectiveness. A large part of the expansion was the acquisition of unique equipment and the subsequent modifications of each to fit the wide array of possible missions.

    Equally important was maintaining secrecy so as not to expose these new vital capabilities

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