the player begins the game as a soldier with task force ranger, commanding 3 team members: huck, mother, and preacher. they take part in the unified task force peacekeeping operation during the somali civil war. following the third mission, the player assumes the role of the same soldier. he/she is assigned to 1st special forces operational detachment-delta, taking part in operation gothic serpent, a military operation conducted during the battle of mogadishu on october 3, 1993. during the latter section of the game, the player will still play as that soldier, but is now sent to the 3rd ranger battalion and the 1st special forces operational detachment-delta, commonly known as delta force.