Night Stalkers
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Night Stalkers is the nickname of the U.S. Army’s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, renowned for its highly specialized nighttime helicopter operations in support of special forces.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Night Stalkers canonical | 6 |
| Night Stalkers Don't Quit | 3 |
| Night Stalkers, Quiet Professionals | 1 |
| Nightstalkers | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military unit
ⓘ
regiment ⓘ special operations aviation unit ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
160th SOAR
ⓘ
surface form:
160th SOAR(A)
|
| aircraftOperated |
AH-6 Little Bird
ⓘ
MH-47 Chinook ⓘ AH-6 Little Bird ⓘ
surface form:
MH-6 Little Bird
MH-60 Black Hawk ⓘ MQ-1C Gray Eagle ⓘ
surface form:
MQ-1C Gray Eagle (in some elements)
|
| allegiance |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| branch | United States Army ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Global War on Terrorism
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Operation Enduring Freedom ⓘ Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation Just Cause ⓘ Operation Urgent Fury ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateFormed | 1981 ⓘ |
| decoratedWith | multiple unit commendations ⓘ |
| formedFrom | Task Force 158 ⓘ |
| garrison | Fort Campbell, Kentucky ⓘ |
| motto | Night Stalkers Don’t Quit ⓘ |
| nickname | Night Stalkers self-link ⓘ |
| notableCapability |
all-weather night vision operations
ⓘ
precision insertion and extraction in hostile environments ⓘ terrain-following flight using advanced avionics ⓘ |
| notableOperation | support to Operation Neptune Spear ⓘ |
| officialName |
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
ⓘ
surface form:
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
|
| operationalControl | U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Army Special Operations Command
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Army Special Operations Command
|
| role |
aerial reconnaissance
ⓘ
aerial refueling (helicopter-to-helicopter) ⓘ close air support ⓘ helicopter assault ⓘ infiltration and exfiltration of special operations forces ⓘ special operations aviation ⓘ |
| specialization |
long-range helicopter missions
ⓘ
low-level flight ⓘ nighttime operations ⓘ support to special operations forces ⓘ |
| supportsUnitType |
75th Ranger Regiment
ⓘ
Delta Force ⓘ Naval Special Warfare units ⓘ Special Forces Branch ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army Special Forces
|
| trainingRequirement | rigorous selection and qualification course ⓘ |
| typeOf | airborne regiment ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Night Stalkers Don't Quit
this entity surface form:
Night Stalkers Don't Quit
this entity surface form:
Night Stalkers, Quiet Professionals
subject surface form:
Blade
this entity surface form:
Nightstalkers