160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

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United States Army unit regiment special operations aviation unit

The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the "Night Stalkers," is an elite U.S. Army aviation unit specializing in highly classified, low-level, nighttime special operations missions using helicopters and other aircraft.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)	16
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment canonical	13

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Army unit ⓘ regiment ⓘ special operations aviation unit ⓘ
abbreviation	160th SOAR ⓘ 160th SOAR ⓘ surface form: 160th SOAR(A)
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ
branch	United States Army ⓘ
commandStructure	U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: United States Army Special Operations Command
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
equipment	fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ helicopters ⓘ
formedFrom	Task Force 158 ⓘ
garrison	Fort Campbell, Kentucky ⓘ
missionProfile	aerial assault ⓘ close air support for special operations ⓘ combat search and rescue ⓘ covert extraction of special operations forces ⓘ covert insertion of special operations forces ⓘ
motto	Night Stalkers ⓘ surface form: Night Stalkers Don't Quit
nickname	Night Stalkers ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation Eagle Claw aftermath development ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ surface form: Operation Enduring Freedom Operation Gothic Serpent ⓘ Operation Telic ⓘ surface form: Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Neptune Spear ⓘ
operatesAircraftType	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 ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command ⓘ U.S. Army Special Operations Command ⓘ surface form: United States Army Special Operations Command
primaryOperatingEnvironment	night operations ⓘ
role	direct support to special operations forces ⓘ low-level flight operations ⓘ nighttime helicopter operations ⓘ special operations aviation ⓘ
specialization	aerial reconnaissance ⓘ attack and assault support ⓘ highly classified missions ⓘ insertion and extraction of special operations forces ⓘ low-level nighttime missions ⓘ precision helicopter operations ⓘ
supports	United States Army Rangers ⓘ surface form: 75th Ranger Regiment Joint Special Operations Command ⓘ Navy SEALs ⓘ surface form: Naval Special Warfare units Special Forces Branch ⓘ surface form: United States Army Special Forces
trainingFocus	low-level flight ⓘ night vision goggle operations ⓘ precision helicopter landing in confined areas ⓘ
typeOfUnit	aviation regiment ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army → hasSpecialUnit → 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ

U.S. Army Special Operations Command → subordinateUnit → 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ