The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, abbreviated as 160th SOAR, is a special operations force of the United States Army that provides helicopter aviation support for special operations forc
The regiment's Company E fly the slingloaded Mil Mi-24 out of Chad, known as Operation Mount Hope III
An MH-60L DAP fires its 2.75 in (7.0 cm) rockets on a U.S. test range.
An AH-6M attacks designated targets during an offensive air support exercise with the USMC's MAWTS-1.
An MH-6M insert a team of Rangers atop a building using the Fast Rope Insertion Extraction System (FRIES).
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Operation Red Wings, informally referred to as the Battle of Abbas Ghar, was a joint military operation conducted by the United States in the Pech District of Kunar Province, Afghanistan. It was carri
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne)
…mission for Marcus Luttrell, after their MH-47 Chinook helicopter was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. They were sent out to look for Luttrell after Operation Red Wings, in which he was involved with three other SEALs, was compromised and Luttrell's teammates killed. In March 2006, SEALs from DEVGRU and Rangers were…
SEALs prior to Operation Red Wings (L to R): Matthew Axelson, Daniel R. Healy, James Suh, Marcus Luttrell, Eric S. Patton, Michael P. Murphy
SEAL Danny Dietz
Michael Murphy (left) with Matthew Axelson, in Afghanistan
Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy of the U.S. Navy, posthumous Medal of Honor recipient