The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), also known as the Night Stalkers, is the U.S. Army’s premier special operations aviation unit. Using the MH-60 Blackhawk, MH-47 Chinook ...
The Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne, (SOAR-A), has earned the nickname "The Night Stalkers." Operating under the cover of night or the shadows of dawn, these elite ...
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During the operation, an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown by the elite pilots of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the "Night Stalkers," had to land after suffering a ...
The helicopter can be used for parachute insertion, fast rope insertion and water insertion of special operations troops ... With Chinook fleet growth, the 160th SOAR will add a Chinook battalion ...
Armed with guns, Hellfire missiles, and 2.75-inch FFAR, it provides armed helicopter support to both ground and air special operations ... Black Hawks from the 160th SOAR held off attackers ...