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 7
Season 1 - Episode 7 - 1h 0m
Air Date
February 27, 2002
Overview
The four squads assemble on the grounds of Camp Windstorm. Commander Boesch addresses the men and announces that the next competition will be between Alpha and Delta. Alpha and Delta compete in the Rifle Marksmanship. In each team, two men at a time must fire rifles at assigned targets The team that shoots the most bullseyes gets 25 extra points towards Mission. Delta Squad wins this Training Exercise. Delta and Alpha once again face off on The Grid. The object is for each team to try to knock all of the members of the other team off of the grid and into the water. The team with the last man standing gets 50 extra points towards mission. Delta wins this second Training Exercise. Before the mission briefing, there's a confrontation at the Snake Pit. Commander Boesch arranges to address the troops in an informal gathering to ask if anyone is having a problem with somebody in the camp. Alpha and Delta are then subjected to take on the Pilot Down mission. A jet has been shot down in enemy