SOAR
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SOAR is the commonly used abbreviation for the U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known for its specialized nighttime and low-level aviation missions in support of special operations forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SOAR canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aviation regiment
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ special operations unit ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ |
| affiliation |
U.S. Special Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Special Operations Command
|
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| alsoKnownAs |
160th SOAR
ⓘ
Night Stalkers ⓘ |
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| category |
United States Army Aviation Branch
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army aviation regiments
special operations aviation units ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Operations Aviation Command
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fullName | 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Campbell, Kentucky ⓘ |
| motto |
Night Stalkers
ⓘ
surface form:
Night Stalkers Don't Quit
|
| nickname | Night Stalkers ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Enduring Freedom
ⓘ
Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom ⓘ Operation Just Cause ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment |
hostile and denied territory
ⓘ
night operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Operations Command
|
| primaryMission | to provide aviation support to special operations forces ⓘ |
| role |
aerial insertion and extraction of special operations forces
ⓘ
aerial reconnaissance for special operations forces ⓘ close air support for special operations forces ⓘ helicopter assault support ⓘ low-level aviation missions ⓘ nighttime aviation operations ⓘ special operations aviation ⓘ |
| size | regiment ⓘ |
| specialization |
long-range infiltration and exfiltration
ⓘ
low-level flight ⓘ night-vision goggle operations ⓘ precision helicopter operations ⓘ |
| supports |
75th Ranger Regiment
ⓘ
Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ Naval Special Warfare Command ⓘ United States Special Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Forces
|
| trainingFocus |
advanced helicopter tactics
ⓘ
night-vision goggle flight ⓘ terrain-following flight ⓘ |
| typeOfAircraftOperated |
AH-6 Little Bird
ⓘ
MH-47 Chinook ⓘ AH-6 Little Bird ⓘ
surface form:
MH-6 Little Bird
MH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.