Dea fast team in afghanistan books

These are american drug enforcement agents dea, and they are literally on the front line of the war on drugs. They were on a mission to uncover the identity of the nortorious drug smuggler the jackal and capture him alive. The fast units, made up of seasoned dea agents, initially operated with british special air service commandos to destroy small opium processing labs in remote areas of southern afghanistan. Even though they are classified as law enforcement and not. Iranian gunboats harass us navy ships in the persian gulf. Crosss books, i am always looking forward to the next one. Mar 07, 2015 it is not hard to draw parallels between the capabilities of the dea fast and any other special operations outfit working in afghanistan. This elite group of dea foreigndeployed advisory and support team members nicknamed the fast team has taken its drugfighting expertise to afghanistan because. Support teams fast was always stationed in afghanistan and the. Dea fast team in afghanistan not really any combat.

This elite group of dea foreigndeployed advisory and support team members nicknamed the fast team has taken its drugfighting expertise to afghanistan because the. Team guys and dea fast members together with former marine lt. The raid turned up heroin, opium, precursor chemicals and bombmaking materials. Aug 29, 2012 fast teams are a military policing model developed in afghanistan, iraq and colombia that operate with the logistical support of the us military to interdict drug shipments. Stand fast dea fast series book 3 kindle edition by cross. It proposed the creation of a single federal agency to enforce the federal drug laws as well as consolidate and coordinate the governments drug control activities. Strike fast isone of the books in the dea fast series by kaylea cross. Fast bravo member zaid khan is tired of looking for love in all the wrong places, so the last thing he expects is to fall for someone while on deployment in afghanistan. Carson ulrich, acting deputy section chief, fastdeas fast units in afghanistanthe second in our series. Dea s foreigndeployed advisory and support teams, originally stood up in 20034 expressly to deploy to afghanistan, morphed into the rapid response teams by the mid2010s and were decommissioned by the acting a. Special operations forces sof and afghan units in order to. He went on to leave the service and eventually be attached to a dea fast team, where he again deployed to afghanistan as their team medic. Fbi tactical teams are not the same as dea fast, and not the same as usms sog.

Drug enforcement administration dea special agent chad l. How can you join groups like the deas fast or fbis hrt. Fast teams are the enforcement arm of the deas drug flow attack strategy dfas. The dea s srt capability was officialy standardised in 2016.

The dea s socalled fast team program foreigndeployed advisory support teams was reportedly created during the bush administration to investigate talibanlinked drug traffickers in. Stand fast dea fast series volume 3 kaylea cross on. The first step in how to become a fast team member is to join the dea as a special agent. The war on drugs didnt work any better in afghanistan than it did in. The weapons and gear special forces recon teams carried in the vietnam war. The operator who was shot was a dea fast agent, and my element and his were on a combined counternarcotic job in southern afghanistan. The deas socalled fast team program foreigndeployed advisory support teams was reportedly created during the bush administration to investigate talibanlinked drug traffickers in. Dea fast members and tf333 commandos, afghanistan s elite special counternarcotics forces mentored by british sbs personnel, raided a large hashish drying depot in the desert, uncovering a staggering 262metric ton haul of afghan hash. Because the materials that the dea manages represent such large monetary values, the agency must use extreme caution in the confiscation, storage and disposal of cash, narcotics, and personal property.

To begin with you have to want to be an 1811, and then be hired as an 1811, put in your time and try out for a team. Afghanistan is bordered by iran on the west, by pakistan on the east and south, and by turkmenistan, uzbekistan, and tajikistan on the north. In afghanistan, fast operates as part of the dea s afghan campaign plan. He began his career with dea in the miami field division, and left there to join the fast team in afghanistan in august of this year. While the fast team was on a mission to identify and capture the drug smuggler called the jackal. Boxers sights are also set on revenge for tommy price. Fast members must initially serve as ordinary agents for several years before they can join this unit, so their salaries may be inflated for seniority. This was an amazing addition to the dea fast series of books with zaid, a medic with the team finding love with jaliya an incredible agent who was heading up their op in afghanistan.

Politics in the sandbox have changed drastically since joe served as a military special forces sergeant in afghanistan, but his mission remains the same. Fast plan and conduct special enforcement operations. Sa weston has been a special agent with dea since 2003. Congress accepted the proposal, as they were concerned with the growing. Stand fast dea fast series book 3 kindle edition by. Ive read and listened to a couple of her other books and have enjoyed her tightly plotted stories, strong, independent heroines and heroes who respect them and their abilities. Fast teams are the enforcement arm of the dea s drug flow attack strategy dfas. Salary may also be adjusted for education, experience and skill set. Crosss bagram special ops series, you will be happy to know that we get to go back and reminisce. A mission with the drug enforcement administrations specialops foreign advisory and support team in afghanistan. Strike fast, the story of a widowed blackhawk pilot and a single father dea fast agent is no exception.

Having grown up in a household of elite, overprotective male marines, charlie colebrook is savoring her hard won independence and avoiding a serious relationship that could tie her down. In fy 2014, dea will gradually reduce staffing in a manner consistent with the u. Hes a veteran of 3 rd ranger battalion who has deployed multiple times as a special operations medic, and even been awarded for valor. Jan 29, 2016 dea foreigndeployed advisory and support teams fast bring capabilities on par with many war fighting military units. Dea fast agent shot during helicopter extraction under.

The most notable of the dea s international operations as of late has included its work in afghanistan with the newly created foreigndeployed advisory support teams or fast teams. Deas militarized commando teams honed in afghanistan, but. Us drug enforcement adiministration foreigndeployed advisory team in afghanistan on counter narcotic operations. May 17, 2012 the american efforts include the use of d.

Special agent michael grew up in northeastern pennsylvania. I have read nearly every one of her books i can get my hands on and the. Special operations forces sof and afghan units in order to disrupt the afghan opium trade, which helps fund the taliban. List of books and articles about afghan history online. They are able to infiltrate hostile environments using advanced weaponry, communications, and vehicular assets, while using host nation indigenous police forces to supplement their small numbers. This isnt the first time special forces have gone into marjeh.

Apr 12, 2017 in afghanistan, fast operates as part of the dea s afghan campaign plan. Dea fast team in afghanistan 25 jan 2012 posted by vlogger this was a capturekill mission that took place on 911 to take out a taliban kingpin who was a large drug facilitator in kandahar. The non rotating three groups remain at the dea training academy in quantico, virginia, where they engage in training and provide operational support for the deployed teams in afghanistan. Three dea officials have been killed in afghanistan since 2001, and five have been injured. Packed with plenty of action, suspense and romance, crosss dea fast series focuses on the members of one of the deas foreigndeployed advisory and support teams. Dea special agent job description in the inspection division the inspection division provides oversight of personnel, materials and facilities. In order to accommodate this aim, a deainl team in afghanistan developed a. Dea personnel among 14 dead in afghan copter crash kabul, afghanistan cnn three drug enforcement administration personnel were among 14 americans killed when three helicopters went down in afghanistan on monday, a law enforcement source said. Dea foreigndeployed advisory and support team fast jobs. This installment focuses on dea fast team member zaid who is the medic for the team, and jaliya who heads up the op in afghanistan in a support role for the dea. Dea fast agent shot during helicopter extraction under fire from taliban drug raid by dan pronk aug 1. Ability to pass a background security investigation.

Military special operations forces to counter drug trafficking. Drug enforcement agency dea agents with a foreigndeployed advisory and support team fast pictured while on a counternarcotics operation in afghanistan, 2008. Jan 12, 2015 a drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans heroin trade a dea veteran recounts fighting the taliban and the cia while trying to bring down afghan drug kingpins. To help achieve our goals in afghanistan, dea has established specially trained, foreign deployed advisory support teams fast. All routine services require an appointment, which can be scheduled through. Dec 15, 2016 the deas foreigndeployed advisory support teams fast which were set up to tackle the heroin trafficking that funds groups like the taliban has also been eliminated. This was a capturekill mission that took place on 911 to take out a taliban kingpin who was a large drug facilitator in kandahar province. The fast groups, who received specialized training, will be deployed in afghanistan, two groups at a time, and rotate every 120 days. The dea has five elite foreigndeployed advisory and support teams, or fast.

Foreigndeployed and support teams dea fast youtube. This story takes us back to bagram airfield in afghanistan and the rugged hindu kush mountains, as the members of fast bravo go after the lethal drug kingpin terrorizing the region. Deas efforts in afghanistan are supported through both direct appropriations and reimbursable agreements with the departments of state dos and defense dod. A drug warriors inside look at the war on afghanistans. Our normal hours of operation are sundaythursday, 8. Dea s fast and fbis hrt first have to be with the agency before you can apply. When the murderous drug smuggler theyre trying to capture targets her team, zaids protective instincts go into. Were looking for people with different skill sets, but all with the same mind set to keep drugs out of our communities.

Nov 17, 2009 dea agent killed in afghanistan remembered michael weston was among the three agents from the drug enforcement administration who was killed recently in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. Special agent michael was a member of dea s foreigndeployed advisory and support team fast alpha, assigned to afghanistan. Sa michael graduated from basic training in march 2004. Dea agents in multicam uniform burning hashish seized in operation albatross in afghanistan, 2007. Hes rejoining his fast team 5 to stop the terrorist threat against americas heartland. They were the first dea personnel to be killed in afghanistan. Stand fast by kaylea cross overdrive rakuten overdrive. The members of dea fast teams are all special agents and receive salaries similar to other agents.

The foreigndeployed advisory and support teams fast are the enforcement arm of deas afghan campaign plan and drug flow attack strategy dfas. To join fast, there is a grueling eightweek selection process, where more than half of the candidates wash out. Join sofrep team room for insider access and analysis. The drug enforcement administration was established on july 1, 1973, by reorganization plan no. Fastdeas fast units in afghanistanthe second in our series. Jun 23, 2011 us drug enforcement adiministration foreigndeployed advisory team in afghanistan on counter narcotic operations. Dea agent job and career information dea special agents. Prior to bogota, dobrich oversaw the dea s militarystyle fast teams that battled drug traffickers in afghanistan and latin america, and were criticized for a series of fatal shootings in honduras. Dont be confused by the gear, this isnt a military operation. He was killed in a shooting on a river near the village of ahuas.

The dea fast are an elite tactical unit which focuses exclusively on counternarcotics cn operations. A mission with the drug enforcement administration s specialops foreign advisory and support team in afghanistan. If the ops goal is to do tactical work, there is more than enough tactical work that needs to be done in the usmil environment. Selection is rumored to last 8 weeks where events such as timed runs, timed ruck sack marches, land navigation and many other events are conducted daily. Michael was killed on october 26, 2009, when the u. Foreigndeployed and support teams dea fast fast teams are the enforcement arm of the deas drug flow attack strategy.

But now the agency is at the center of the obama administrations strategy in afghanistan. Two months ago, 10 members of a dea fast team participated in the largest u. The foreigndeployed advisory and support teams fast are the enforcement arm of deas afghan campaign plan and drug flow attack. The regional response teams and any operational or enforcement function such. To see if we have a place for you, click here for our list of vacancies. The series continues with dea special agent jaliya rabani and fast bravo member zaid khan as they try to. Oct 22, 2012 special agents with a drug enforcement administration s dea foreigndeployed advisory support teams fast team burns a hashish field in afghanistan after a joint raid on the location with nato. Existing units included rapid response teams rrts which grew out of the foreigndeployed advisory and support team fast program and were disbanded in 2017, mobile enforcement teams met, regional enforcement teams ret and highrisk entry apprehension team heat. In an effort to increase its capacity to crack down on latin american drug syndicates, the u. When the murderous drug smuggler theyre trying to capture targets her team, zaids.

As the fast action and your adrenaline is high, ms. Aug 10, 2017 in 2005, the dea embarked upon an unprecedented operation. The consular section provides a variety of services, both routine and emergency, for u. Under the program, known as fast, squads received militarystyle training to combat talibanlinked opium traffickers in the afghanistan war zone. Back in may of 2009, a joint force of afghan commandos, us special forces, dea fast and other sof elements executed operation siege engine an attack on a large taliban command center in central helmand province that doubled as a. Dea agent killed in afghanistan remembered michael weston was among the three agents from the drug enforcement administration who was killed recently in a helicopter crash in afghanistan. His team s sexy intelligence specialist is strong, driven, and unlike any other woman hes ever met. Navy seal teams is to combine target information, resources and expertise to disrupt the drug economy and its symbiotic relationship with the taliban. The initial role of the fast teams was work closely with u. Special agent michael was a member of deas foreigndeployed advisory and support team fast alpha, assigned to afghanistan. Misled overseers on deadly honduras operations, watchdogs say a mother, joined by her daughter, at the grave of her son. In 2005, the dea embarked upon an unprecedented operation. Kaylea cross stand fast dea fast series book 3 for those of us that have read ms. The series continues with dea special agent jaliya rabani and fast bravo member zaid khan as they try to identify the deas number one high value target in afghanistan.