It’s actually called the Combatant Commander In Extremis force. The CI is a direct action counterterrorist group made up of specops guys; the unit is attached to every Special Forces group. When the call went out from Benghazi, it would have been picked up by Tripoli and sent to the White House Situation Room, Langley, and to AFRICOM (CENTCOM Africa).
That distress call should have triggered the AUTOMATIC deployment of the CI unit, as they are not only REQUIRED to respond but also to maintain a “hot ready” status - planes fueled and on the tarmac, gear ready to go - so that they can respond immediately... meaning 25 minutes until they are in the air and en route.
The CI assets are about a 2-hr flight from Benghazi, but we could have had close air support on station within about 45 minutes.
The only reason that the CI force would not have deployed, and that the air assets were not ordered in (or were recalled) would be if they got an order from the WH or State (which would have originated from the WH due to cross-border authority) to do so... which is why the CIA has already said they gave no such order.
The Broadhead video on Brietbart tells it all. When the $hit hit the fan, the White House was frozen with fear because multiple demonstrations were occuring and the White House was afraid that a military response to Benghazi would result in additional deterioration at other embassies.
In 1985 the SPETNAZ reacted forcibly to the killing of a Soviet Diplomat in Lebanon. One can only hope that we are doing something about Ambassador Stevens that will provide an appropriate message.