Combat Missions
tv show
15 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired January 16, 2002
Overview
Combat Missions is a one hour long reality TV show produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by former Survivor castaway, Rudy Boesch, that aired from January to April in 2002 on the USA Network. It pits four teams of highly-experienced military and police operatives against each other in physical challenges and "mission" scenarios. Each team has a call sign and corresponding color. The four teams are Alpha, Bravo, Charlie and Delta. The team members were past and present members of SWAT, the United States Army Special Forces, the Navy SEALs, Marine Recon, the CIA Special Operations Group, the Delta Force, and the U.S. Army Rangers. The mission scenarios has each team face off against the opposing "Shadow force" using MILES gear in real-life combat situations. The show was not picked up for a second season. Scott Helvenston, one of the contestants from the Delta team went on to work for Blackwater USA in Iraq after the show and was killed in action on March 31, 2004.
Evolution 6
Season 1 - Episode 6 - 1h 0m
Air Date
February 20, 2002
Overview
The four squads assemble on the grounds of Camp Windstorm. Commander Boesch addresses the men, and announces that the competition will be between Alpha and Bravo. Alpha and Bravo face off a series of Obstacle Course. Alpha crosses the finish line first and wins 50 extra from this Training Exercise. Alpha and Bravo Squads are assigned to take on Hostage Rescue mission, an urban mission that will rely on each team's skills in CQB (Close Quarters Battle). Each team is given surveillance photos of the complex and floor plans for the buildings for their mission planning. Bravo Squad takes on the mission first. Corwin relieves a police officer, while the rest of the team is dropped by helicopter onto a roof and descends down the side of the building on a rope ladder. Corwin picks off a sniper who is firing from a second story window, and the rest of squad enters the building. Using flash-bangs, they begin to enter each room, and two suspects grab the hostage and run further inside the buildi