On the fourth day of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), a small blue symbol appeared on Blue Force Tracking (BFT) system screens around the world. It showed an Army Special Forces (SF) Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA or “A” Team) had somehow been inserted into the chokepoint of Baghdad. For the few who knew the overall OIF … Continue reading The Immaculate Mission: ODA 551 in the Karbala Gap