seal team six

One of the things that make covert infiltration, rescue and assassination missions — like those seen in movies like "Zero Dark Thirty" and "Argo" — so dangerous is that so many things can go wrong and ultimately result in unplanned casualties. What makes them impressive is that they seem to work flawlessly, even if the original plan fails almost immediately, often because the people carrying out these operations are well trained and quick on their feet. Here are 10 examples of audacious military missions that benefited not just from careful planning, but from expedient thinking as ...