Eric L. Haney

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Eric L. Haney
Haney in 2003
Born	(1952-08-22) August 22, 1952 (age 72) Lindale, Georgia, U.S.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1970–1990
Rank	Command Sergeant Major
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment B Squadron, 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta 193rd Infantry Brigade
Battles / wars	Operation Eagle Claw Central American crisis Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause
Other work	Security consultant, news commentator, author, screenwriter, actor

Eric L. Haney (born August 22, 1952) is a retired member of the United States Army counterterrorist unit, the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta (1SFOD-D), more commonly known as Delta Force. In recent years he has been writing on terrorism, guerrilla warfare, and special operations. Haney is the author of Inside Delta Force, a memoir of his time in the elite unit, in which he also writes about his participation in the aborted 1980 Operation Eagle Claw mission to Iran to free American hostages.

He was a co-executive producer of the CBS television series The Unit, created by David Mamet and inspired by Haney's special operations experiences. Previously, Haney was a technical consultant on Mamet's 2004 film Spartan, starring Val Kilmer.