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Media Links to DAGGER DIVE III - Click here OPERATION CRUISE - created in January 2011 to assist US Special Operations Command Care Coalition and our wounded special operations family. Operation Cruise brochure - Click here Operation Cruise Info website - www.operationcruise.info OZARK ADVENTURES Fishing Recreational Therapy Event (RTE) makes the front page of the Baxter Bulletin - Baxter Bulletin 23 May 2011 Warrior Challenge 2011 The Silent Warrior Fund is conducting a fundraiser for our Foundation - www.warriorchallenge.com Task Force Dagger Foundation Blog - The first blog chronicles our visit to Walter Reed Army Hospital - www.taskforcedagger.wordpress.com Wounded Warriors Healing - 5 October from the Pentagon Channel CBS 11 Coverage of the SCUBA Diving Event "Dagger Dive II" - 24 September - 4 October 2010 Indaba, Inc. Donates Life Skills Course - June 2010 Nammo Talley Donates Funds to TF Dagger Foundation - June 2010 Senator John McCain Public Service Announcement for the Task Force Dagger Foundation Photo Galleries http://www.flickr.com/photos/tfdaggerfoundation Become a fan on
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The Task Force Dagger Foundation was established in July of 2009 and is a federally recognized 501(c) (3) non profit foundation. The Foundation assists US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC) soldiers and their families when a valid need is identified. Needs are verified two ways: one, through the unit command; two, through the US SOCOM Care Coalition. The Task Force Dagger Foundation responds to needs that are verified as quickly as possible. The Foundation keeps in contact with the unit command organization and the SOCOM Care Coalition to ensure that the funds were received and that no further assistance is needed.
The Foundation is very judicious in how funds are disbursed. Our goal is to ensure that the maximum amount of our funds go to the soldiers and their families and not to overhead expenses. Our Foundation’s overhead expenses are minimal; therefore, we are able to send 95 cents of every dollar that is donated to the soldier and their family.
Why the Task Force Dagger Name? Task Force Dagger was the designation of the Special Forces elements that conducted the initial invasion into Afghanistan following the terrorist attack on the United States on September 11th, 2001. Task Force Dagger was comprised of elements from the US Army Special Operations Command (USASOC).
For more than forty years, USASOC units have been the tip of the spear in defending and protecting the United States. These warriors live in the shadows protecting the American way of life. Living by the motto of “The Quiet Professionals,” these soldiers deploy around the world working to keep Americans safe while keeping their presence unknown but to a few. The significance of USASOC and our nation’s special operations capability was brought to the forefront when Muslim extremists attacked the US on September 11th, 2001.
During Operation Enduring Freedom, elements of USASOC deployed to
Afghanistan and routed the Taliban forces in a few short weeks by
working with such Afghan elements as the Northern Alliance in a classic
use of force multiplication and pressing an unconventional war against
an enemy who shielded the forces responsible for the 9/11 attacks. As
the United States and her Allies face an asymmetrical enemy that is
adaptable and ever changing, the use of Special Operations Forces (SOF)
will become greater.
Activated on December 1st, 1989, USASOC is comprised of
the following units :
US Army Special Forces, US Army Rangers, 160th Special Operations
Aviation Regiment, US Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School, 95th
Civil Affairs Brigade, Sustainment Brigade (Special Operations), and the 4th
Psychological Operations Group.
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The Task Force Dagger Foundation is proud to partner with Air Compassion for Veterans and Hope for the Warriors in our Recreational Therapy Events. Our partnership makes it possible for more soldiers and their families to participate. The Task Force Dagger Foundation is also proud to have American Airlines as our partner in assisting our USASOC soldiers and families.
The Task Force Dagger Foundation wishes to thank Scubatoys, Black Jack Technical Diving and Dive Key West for providing the means and ability to accomplish DAGGER DIVE III
"Ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." - John F. Kennedy
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