Detachment B-52 • 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne) • 1st Special Forces
Project Delta was the first and most distinguished special reconnaissance unit of the Vietnam War. Small teams of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers, alongside Vietnamese Special Forces, were sent deep behind enemy lines on missions the government would deny for over three decades.
Never numbering more than 100 Americans at any one time, Detachment B-52 became the most highly decorated unit of its size in the entire conflict. Their legacy laid the foundation for modern special operations forces, including the unit that bears their name: Delta Force.
From Leaping Lena to Detachment B-52. The full story of how the most effective special reconnaissance unit of the Vietnam War was born, fought, and earned its legacy.
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Rare photographs from operations, base camps, and the men of Delta. After-action reports, maps, and declassified documents from the unit's history.
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Firsthand accounts from the recon men, FACs, and pilots who lived it. The missions that were classified for decades, told by the men who ran them.
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The helicopter crews and forward air controllers who flew Delta's insertions and extractions. The FACs who lived alongside the recon men and directed the air strikes.
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Twelve teams, each with American and Vietnamese Special Forces, operating deep behind enemy lines. The McGuire rig, the STABO rig, and the techniques that defined special reconnaissance.
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Two Distinguished Service Crosses, 18 Silver Stars, 58 Bronze Stars with "V" devices, and 53 Purple Hearts. Remembering the 29 names on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall.
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This website was originally created and maintained by Chester Howard and the Project Delta Net, a group of former soldiers who served with Project Delta, B-52, 5th Special Forces Group (RVN), 1st Special Forces. This site is preserved and hosted by Charles Anthony Allen, V, grandson of Lt. Col. Charles Anthony Allen III, who commanded Project Delta and is featured throughout this site. The original creators are welcome to reclaim this site at any time.
