Relentless Strike

Wescam ball – A gyro-stabilized camera in a spherical mounting fixed to the underside of an aircraft, the Wescam ball tracked targets and sent live video back to the JOC. Used primarily by Delta’s Echo Squadron

Workup – The phrase SEALs use for a training cycle, especially one that precedes a deployment.

Trident – The Trident was the SEAL Team 6 equivalent of Delta’s Aztec squadron. It was so named because of the Naval Special Warfare insignia of an eagle clutching a trident.

Unconventional warfare – The use of proxy forces to foment rebellion against an enemy state. In the U.S. military, this is a primary mission of Special Forces

Theater special operations forces – A phrase used by U.S. Special Operations Command and others to refer to U.S. special operations forces that were not part of and had no habitual relationship with JSOC. Also

Aztec squadron – The Delta Force squadron on call for no-notice deployments. Responsibility to be the Aztec squadron rotated between Delta’s assault squadrons.

The Army of Northern Virginia – One of many nicknames for the Army intelligence unit that began its life in 1980 as the Field Operations Group, and was known for much of the 1980s as the Intelligence Support Activity. Other cover names and nicknames down through the years have included the Tactical Coordination Detachment, the U.S. Army Office of M

Air strike – An attack that involves munitions—bombs or missiles—delivered from an aerial platform (a plane

Airborne – In the military, this word is normally used to describe parachute troops and missions.