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In October 1993 in Somalia, Night Stalkers became involved in the Battle of Mogadishu, which later became the subject of the book Black Hawk Down, and its film adaptation. Two Night Stalker Black Hawks, Super 6-1 (piloted by Cliff Wolcott), and Super 6-4 (piloted by Mike Durant), were shot down in the battle. Five of the eighteen men killed ...
In October 1981, the unit was officially designated the 160th Aviation Battalion. The 160th first saw combat during 1983's Operation Urgent Fury, the U.S. invasion of Grenada. In 1986, the unit was re-designated as the 160th Aviation Group (Airborne). The modern-day 160th SOAR(A) was officially activated in June 1990.
"Flying in the urban terrain is the toughest of all environments," a former 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment pilot told Insider.
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.
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) "Night Stalkers" [274] Army Special Operations Command Flight Company [274] Naval Special Warfare Command (NSWC) [274] Naval Special Warfare Group 1 [274] SEAL Teams 1, 3, 5 & 7 [276] Naval Special Warfare Group 2 [274] SEAL Teams 2, 4, 8 & 10 [276] Naval Special Warfare Group 4 [274 ...
The "Night Stalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is the world's premier rotary-wing special-operations unit.
On 9 April 2003, the combined team seized an airfield near Tikrit during a night attack, one tank drove into a 40 ft deep hole and flipped, injuring one of the crew and disabling the tank, which was later destroyed by another tank to deny it to the enemy. By mid-April, Delta had advanced into Baghdad and 'Team Tank' returned to its parent unit ...
The Peacock docuseries Richard Ramirez: The Night Stalker Tapes, out Dec. 10, explores the life and crimes of the notorious killer. It even includes recorded interviews with Ramirez, who died in 2013.