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The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A), is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and these missions are usually conducted at night, at high ...
The 281st became the first organized special operations helicopter unit in the U.S. Army. Army historians consider the 281st to be the legacy unit for today's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), abbreviated as 160th SOAR(A). The unit earned decorations for Valor and Meritorious Service from the Army, Navy, and Republic of ...
After going through the 160th SOAR’s assessment and training program, Wolfe was assigned to 1st Battalion, 160th SOAR and served as a MH-60M Black Hawk crew chief.
Five soldiers killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash were part the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the Night Stalkers. From California to Tennessee: What we know about 5 ...
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Night Stalkers) headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky provides aviation support to units within USSOCOM. The Regiment consists of MH-6 and AH-6 light helicopters, MH-60 helicopters and MH-47 heavy assault helicopters. The capabilities of the 160th SOAR (A) have been evolving since the early 1980s.
Dwyer, 38, was one of five 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), or Night Stalkers, soldiers who died Nov. 10 when their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down over the Mediterranean ...
Shortly thereafter, he commanded a battalion within 160th SOAR during Operation Desert Storm; after which he was promoted to colonel and commander of the regiment. After leaving 160th SOAR, Brown served at the helm of Joint Special Operations Command from 1998 to 2000 and then United States Army Special Operations Command from 2000 to 2002.
Wolfe went on to complete the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s training program and was assigned to the regiment’s 1st Battalion as an MH-60M Black Hawk crew chief.