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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...