Combat Missions was a one-hour-long reality television series produced by Mark Burnett and hosted by former Survivor castaway Rudy Boesch[1] 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.

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.

There may be additional objectives given during the mission and will result in further point deductions if not completed (e.g. Evolutions 7 and 8 required the squads to secure an undercover ATF agent.

Once the discharged teammate comes out of the room, Rudy Boesch commends him and renders him a salute and officially dismisses him from the camp.

Alpha vs. Delta Training Exercise: Helocasting (50 Bonus Points toward Mission) The teams took turns jumping from a hovering helicopter into the water and swimming to shore.

Chris Pate from Alpha squad struggled on the hill climb resulting in unnecessary time wasted which was a factor in his discharge.

Alpha destroyed the tank with all their men alive, but Shadow Squad prepared an ambush for them as they were moving to the extraction point resulting in five of the six team members killed.

Jeff Byers from Bravo squad asked a good question during the briefing (are there similar trucks traveling that road?)

which led them to be the only squad not to ambush the truck that reached the checkpoint first (marked with a 23), resulting in fewer enemies to deal with.

Rod Teeple (Team Leader from Delta) took personal responsibility for their Total Mission Failure and discharged himself prior to voting.

Rodney Nutter of Delta squad had outstanding sharpshooting skills which came in handy as he was the situated at the observation post for the team.

Alpha vs. Bravo Training Exercise: Obstacle Course (50 Bonus Points toward Mission) Jody Taylor injured his knee on the cargo net.

It got so bad that all four teams had an informal meeting at the Snake Pit with Rudy Boesch and other senior ranking officials.

Training Exercise: Rifle Marksmanship (25 Bonus Points toward Mission) Each team will have a target to shoot at with the objective of aiming at the bulls eye.

Winner: Delta Training Exercise: The Grid (50 Bonus Points toward Mission) First and second matches were nullified due to excessive grabbing.

In each mission scenario, the primary extract point was compromised as a Shadow Squad member would shoot down the helicopter scheduled to collect the team with their hostage.

Bravo vs. Charlie Training Exercise: Helocasting (75 Bonus Points toward Mission) The teams jumped from a hovering helicopter into the water, swam to a zodiac boat, and paddled to shore.

In each mission scenario, the primary extract point was compromised as a Shadow Squad member would shoot down the helicopter scheduled to collect the team with their hostage.

They will then rappel into the hangar to retrieve the guidance system while repelling the enemy using Close Quarters Battle (CQB) techniques.

During the mission, once they have confirmed disabling the satellite communication dish, headquarters will tell them that there is an undercover ATF agent, Todd Nelson, whom they need to secure.

Charlie vs. Delta Evolution Training Exercise: Obstacle Course (50 Bonus Points toward Mission) Winner: Delta Training Exercise: Transition Drill (25 Bonus Points toward Mission) Four shooters are armed with an M4 with only one round, the last shooter has an M9 pistol with a full magazine.

They will then rappel into the hangar to retrieve the guidance system while repelling the enemy using Close Quarters Battle (CQB) techniques.

During the mission, once they have confirmed disabling the satellite communication dish, headquarters will tell them that there is an undercover ATF agent, Todd Nelson, whom they need to secure.

During the mission, while the teams are sending information to headquarters, they will have to verify if Santos Hernandez is at the meth lab location.

During the mission, while the teams are sending information to headquarters, they will have to verify if Santos Hernandez is at the meth lab location.

Training Exercise: Helocasting (50 Bonus Points toward Mission) Teams jump from a helicopter into water and swim to shore.

Teams must reach their Objective Rallying Point (ORP) and call headquarters before blowing up the fuel dump.

Headquarters then tell the teams that their primary mission is to rescue all the POWs while their secondary objective is to destroy the fuel dump.

The first person to make a clean hit on the Target of their opponent's shield will be crowned Combat Missions Champion.