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About the Show

Shadow Force showcases the history of unconventional military operations through the eyes of an elite team operating in the modern day and offers one of the first real insights into the high-stakes world of private military operations. The Special Forces soldiers do what governments and aid agencies cannot—from combating piracy in Liberia, to stopping illegal forestation and saving rare mountain gorillas in the Congo, to setting up an alert system to help stop tribal wars in Kenya, to tracking illegal ivory into the black market.

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Meet the Shadow Force Team

Bob Parr is the team leader. He's a counter-terrorism consultant and former member of the United Kingdom Special Forces and the Royal Marines Commando.

sLiM is the team's technical and tactical specialist. He's a former member of the U.S. Special Forces, as well as an Army Ranger.

Cobus Claassens is a Marine and Naval specialist, and a former member of the South African Special Forces. He is an expert in the West Africa region with 20 years of experience. In fact, Leonardo DiCaprio's character in the film Blood Diamond (2006) was inspired by Claassens.

Laura Engelbrecht is a diplomatic and Central African specialist. She is a former U.S. State Department operations specialist, specializing in intelligence and diplomacy.

Ralph is the team's tracking and electronics expert.

Rhidian Bridge is a naval specialist who joins the team for specific missions.