Combat Missions — Season 1, Episode 3: Evolution 3
60 min • 1 season, 15 episodes • ★ 8.0/10
Episode synopsis
The four squads assemble on the grounds of Camp Windstorm for briefing. Commander Rudy Boesch addresses the men, and announces that the next competition will be between Bravo and Delta. Commander Boesch learned about Helvenston's behavior during their previous Tank Take-Out mission. He calls Helvenston into his office after the briefing and asks him about it. Helvenston admits the incident and told the Commander that it won't happen again. Bravo and Delta Squads are subjected to take on the Weapons Assembly Training Exercise. Each team must assemble and fire six weapons. The winning team gets 25 extra points towards mission. Delta Squad wins this Training Exercise. The two squads are subjected to another set of Training Exercise called The Gauntlet. Each team gets a turn on offense and defense. One man at a time tries to knock defenders in water. Team clearing the gauntlet using fewest men wins. Bravo Squad used four men to clear the gauntlet during their offense. While Delta Squad use
About Combat Missions
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.