Bennet S. Sacolick

Sacolick enlisted in the United States Army in 1981 and was assigned to 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment prior to attending Officer Candidate School. Sacolick earned his commission as an Infantry officer in 1982 and was assigned Rifle platoon leader to the 509th Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy. In 1986, after completing the Special Forces Qualification Course, he was assigned to the 7th Special Forces Group and participated in combat operations in El Salvador, Peru, Colombia and Panama during Operation Just Cause. In 1990 Sacolick completed selection for 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment - Delta (1st SFOD-D), commonly known to the public as "Delta Force", at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Sacolick served as Assistant Operations Officer then Troop Commander and participated in numerous combat operations during Operation Desert Storm in Iraq, Operation Gothic Serpent in Somalia and Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia. Sacolick subsequently served as Deputy Operations Officer, Squadron Commander and later on unit commander from April 2003 to July 2005. From 2005 to 2008, Sacolick served as Deputy Director for Defense, Counter Terrorism Center - Central Intelligence Agency in Washington D.C. providing liaison and support for the CIA counterterrorism mission and served as the subject matter expert for US Special Operations. Later on Sacolick assumed command of the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School in August 2010. From 2012 to 2014, Sacolick was assigned as Director of Force Management and Development for the U.S. Special Operations Command at MacDill Air Force Base [. He retired in 2016.