Night Stalkers

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military unit regiment special operations aviation unit

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.

Aliases (2)

Night Stalkers Don't Quit ×2
Night Stalkers, Quiet Professionals ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military unit → regiment → special operations aviation unit →
abbreviation	160th SOAR(A) →
aircraftOperated	AH-6 Little Bird → MH-47 Chinook → MH-6 Little Bird → MH-60 Black Hawk → MQ-1C Gray Eagle (in some elements) →
allegiance	United States →
branch	United States Army →
conflictParticipatedIn	Global War on Terrorism → Operation Desert Storm → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Gothic Serpent → 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 →
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 (Airborne) →
operationalControl	U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command →
partOf	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 → U.S. Army Special Forces →
trainingRequirement	rigorous selection and qualification course →
typeOf	airborne regiment →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
160th SOAR ("Night Stalkers Don't Quit") → 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ("Night Stalkers Don't Quit") → U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command ("Night Stalkers, Quiet Professionals") →	motto
160th SOAR → 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment → Night Stalkers →	nickname
Task Force 158 →	nicknameOfSuccessor