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Five soldiers killed in the Black Hawk helicopter crash were part the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the Night Stalkers.
October 7: A US MH-47D helicopter, serial number 89-00160 crashed in Kumar province while landing in a combat zone, the helicopter rolled over and was destroyed. [ 184 ] September 25: Five US soldiers were killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, serial number 90-00200 was shot down in Zabul province while returning from an operation. [ 185 ]
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 ...
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.
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 ...
A 160th SOAR(A) MH-6M equipped with the FRIES fast-roping system inserts a team of 75th Army Rangers on a building's roof during a CQB exercise. AH/MH-6M Also occasionally referred to as the Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), it is a highly modified version of the MD 530 series commercial helicopter. [9]
All eight 160th SOAR aviators and crew and all eight Navy SEALs on board were killed, including commander of the 160th, Major Stephen C. Reich, and ground commander LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, of SEAL Team 10. [citation needed] Command and control was lost and neither visual nor radio contact could be established with the SEAL team. At this point ...
Soliders from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiments, known as the Night Stalkers, were killed in a training exercise. Here's what we know about the group.