Where is 160th SOAR stationed?
Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Nicknamed the Night Stalkers and called Task Force Brown within the JSOC, the 160th SOAR(A) is headquartered at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
Is 160th SOAR a good unit?
The 160th SOAR provides unparalleled precision rotary wing special operations, ISR, and expertise to all DoD Special Operations Forces. Night Stalkers are highly trained and ready to accomplish the very toughest missions in all environments, anywhere in the world, day or night, with world-class precision.
Where is Soar stationed?
Ft. Campbell
The majority of the regimental assets are stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY. There is one operations battalion located at Ft Stewart, GA and another at Ft. Lewis, WA.
Does 160th see combat?
The 160th first saw combat during 1983’s Operation Urgent Fury, the U.S. invasion of Grenada, and has been a part of every major conflict since. They became the first helicopter pilots to use advanced night vision goggles and forward looking infrared devices in night combat.
Are there any female Night Stalkers?
At the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade also based at Fort Campbell, Ky., women serve in many different roles including pilots, flight engineers, door gunners and crew chiefs for the light OH-58D Kiowa helicopters, the heavy lifting CH-47 Chinook helicopters and the versatile UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters.
Where is the 160th SOAR (A) located?
The 160th SOAR (A) is comprised of a regiment headquarters and five battalions. The regiment headquarters is collocated with the 1st and 2nd battalions and the Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion at Fort Campbell, Ky.; 3rd Battalion is located at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.; and 4th Battalion is located at -Base LewisJoint- McChord, Wash.
What does the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment do?
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s mission is to organize, equip, train, resource and employ Army special operations aviation forces worldwide in support of contingency missions and combatant commanders.
What is the 160th Air Force deployed to?
Soldiers of the 160th deployed from Fort Campbell during the harshest winter conditions on record into the sweltering heat and darkness of Panama, again simultaneously engaging multiple targets, which resulted in two combat losses and two aircraft destroyed.
How many battalions are in the 160th?
By February 2001, the Regiment had been comprised of three assault battalions, the Headquarters Company, the Special Operations Aviation Training Company, D/160th which was forward deployed in support of USSOUTHCOM, and E/160th which was forward deployed in the USPACOM area of responsibility.