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 9
Season 1 - Episode 9 - 1h 0m
Air Date
March 13, 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 Bravo and Alpha. Bravo and Alpha face off in the Rope Climb Training Exercise. Five members of each team must climb up a rope, one at time, with a 40-pound pack on their back. After reaching the top, they must descend the rope, run to a nearby bunker, fire their weapon, and then return to where their teammates are gathered. Claggett is told sit out for Bravo to make the teams even. Alpha wins 25 extra points towards mission. Bravo and Alpha face off in another Training Exercise called the Double Pit Cross. Squads will tackle the course at the same time. They must first run across the rough terrain of the desert floor, then use a variety of rope and ladder bridges to cross a pit. The men must then jump into a second pit filled with water and swim across it to a dock on the other side, where A 50-pound pack awaits them. After putting on th