"After nine months, Operation Red Dawn came to an end on December 13, 2003, when U.S. forces captured Saddam Hussein near Tikrit. The arrest was the result of joint work by conventional and special-operations elements. Task Force 121 was central to the effort and it included Delta Force operators alongside the 4th Infantry Division. The task force was armed to the teeth, ready for anything."
"During this time, Delta Force was commonly carrying the M4A1 SOPMOD, along with other platforms like the SR-25 or M110 SASS. Although Operation Red Dawn went off without any firefights or resistance, operators were appropriately armed for any operational contingencies. These small arms are fairly popular with Special Forces, and many, including M4A1 SOPMOD variants, remain in use today. They're commonly reported as part of Special Forces kits for high-value raids like the October 2019 operation that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Here, 24/7 Wall St."
Operation Red Dawn ended on December 13, 2003 with U.S. forces capturing Saddam Hussein near Tikrit after joint work by conventional and special-operations elements. Task Force 121 combined Delta Force operators with the 4th Infantry Division and operated heavily armed for contingencies. Delta operators commonly carried the M4A1 SOPMOD along with platforms like the SR-25/M110 SASS, and variants remain in use for high-value raids such as the October 2019 operation that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. A review of Military Factory gun catalogs removed duplicates, ranked weapons by service entry, and included type, effective range, and caliber data to identify Delta's oldest guns.
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