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Lee A. Van Arsdale is a former Americanbusinessexecutive and U.S. Army officer. Van Arsdale served in Delta Force for most of his military career, including leading Delta forces in the Battle of Mogadishu which was subsequently portrayed in Black Hawk Down (film).

Following his military career, Van Arsdale was the founding director of University of Nevada, Las Vegas's Institute for Security Studies. Between 2006 and 2009 he was CEO of Triple Canopy, Inc. that provided troops for the Iraq War.

Early life and military career

Van Arsdale graduated with his Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1974.^[1]

Van Arsdale served 25 years in the Army, 11 of which in the 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment-Delta special operationscounter-terrorist unit, known as Delta Force.

Van Arsdale eventually rose to the position of Sabre squadron commander in the unit.^[1]

In 1993 he was deployed to Somalia in 1993