The 160th SOAR (A) is the only Special Operations Aviation Regiment in the world. Things to be discussed will involve the unit's operational history that the soldiers have done. These soldiers are known as Night Stalkers for their skill in night operations. They undergo special training and use special helicopters and other special equipment to carry out their mission during all-weather operations, both day and night. The Night Stalkers begin their story with Operation Eagle Claw. This operation was supposed to consist of the rescue of the 66 hostages from the Iranian American embassy. The mission was simple: fly the Navy's 8 RH-53D (Sea Stallion) helicopters to Desert One (FARP), refuel and load a 120-man assault team at the US Embassy, ​​extract the 66 hostages, ascend on helicopters and extract through Tehran. . This led to the Holloway Commission examining Operation Eagle Claw and making it a lesson learned experience. Some additional factors were training, intelligence, pilots, crew, helicopters, and weather. So they decided to create a small unit of dedicated staff and equipment to make sure the mistakes didn't happen again. Naturally they wanted to take personnel and equipment from a unit that had some experience. So they turned to the branch and unit that had the most of the 101st Airborne, having had the experience of flying in Vietnam. Then they withdrew Charlie and Delta companies from the 158th Aviation Battalion with their new UH-60 Black Hawks, they also needed some heavy lift capabilities and took Alpha Company of the 159th Aviation Battalion with CH- 47C and then they needed some light reconnaissance planes so I talked to the 229th Attack Helicopter Battalion of Bravo Company with the OH-6A......middle of the card......vival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) level C+, and helicopter water survival training (Dunker School) just to name a few of the schools these soldiers will attend. They use specially equipped helicopters which include AH-6, MH-6, MH-60 and MH-47 helicopters. Soldiers in this unit must also maintain a SECERT security clearance. The operations in which the 160th took part were briefly discussed and some of the schools and additional requirements and special equipment these soldiers known as Night Stalkers use to arrive at the designated time were outlined. more or less 30 seconds. These men have become a vital part of USSOCOM and the US Army, due to their ability to fly at night and in all weather. There were many deaths from training and combat and they will not be forgotten and their names are on the wall of the Night Stalk Memorial at Fort Campbell, KY.