The West Wing

Six-Man Snatch Team

U.S. Military Delta Force Hostage Extraction Assault

Description

Admiral Fitzwallace details the Six-Man Snatch Team as the assault core of a Delta Force extraction. This small unit penetrates the barracks to seize and remove DEA hostages from CRF captors. Comanches and a Blackhawk insert 20 perimeter-securing men alongside them. The team operates on a tight 47-minute window from President Bartlet's 'Go' order, executing a bloody snatch amid high risks and overwhelming enemy numbers.

Event Involvements

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S4E17 · Red Haven's On Fire
Order Given: Task Force Dawn Sky Deploys

The Six-Man Snatch Team is the mission's core seizure element tasked with penetrating the objective and physically removing the hostages; its presence raises the stakes of close-quarters, high-risk engagement.

Active Representation

Mentioned in the briefing as the specialized unit that will 'penetrate and take the captives.'

Power Dynamics

A small but highly empowered unit operating under mission command; success or failure will determine mission outcome.

Institutional Impact

Represents the human face of state force projection — its success will bolster institutional legitimacy, its failure will carry severe political fallout.

Internal Dynamics

Operates under intense pressure with narrow margins for error; tightly controlled chain of command during the mission.

Organizational Goals
Locate and extract the hostages swiftly and with minimal harm. Exfiltrate the captives and return them to the perimeter force for extraction.
Influence Mechanisms
Specialized training and speed of action. Reliance on precise intelligence and coordinated insertion to achieve surprise.

Related Events

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S4E17
Order Given: Task Force Dawn Sky Deploys

In the Situation Room Admiral Fitzwallace grimly outlines a high-risk Delta Force extraction—Comanches and a Blackhawk insert 20 men to secure a perimeter while a …