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Flyin6 · « **Reply #50 on:** November 04, 2021, 06:27:55 PM »

Anyone ever been to Fayetteville, NC?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #51 on:** November 04, 2021, 06:29:59 PM »

One pic of the several months we played cowboys and Iranians...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #52 on:** November 14, 2021, 05:05:30 PM »

Never a dull moment (Except for those thousands of hours cross country, or all that time riding backwards around the world in a C5 or waiting for some rag head to show his face so we can smoke him, or...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #53 on:** November 14, 2021, 05:07:07 PM »

Flyin6 · « **Reply #54 on:** November 14, 2021, 05:09:11 PM »

Hats off to those SEALs. Swimming back into that wind tunnel is not an easy thing to do

Flyin6 · « **Reply #55 on:** December 06, 2021, 02:23:53 PM »

Cool stuff

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #56 on:** December 06, 2021, 05:36:59 PM »

Man, those NODs…. If I had a spare $25k

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KensAuto · « **Reply #57 on:** December 06, 2021, 08:44:23 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on December 06, 2021, 05:36:59 PM

Man, those NODs…. If I had a spare $25k

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Never stopped you before

dave945 · « **Reply #58 on:** December 06, 2021, 09:23:03 PM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on December 06, 2021, 05:36:59 PM

Man, those NODs…. If I had a spare $25k

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You’re thinking about it all wrong. If you had $50k, you could buy a set for both of us. :)

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #59 on:** January 19, 2022, 10:32:09 AM »

Flyin6 · « **Reply #60 on:** January 19, 2022, 10:35:26 AM »

It's in our hearts

Flyin6 · « **Reply #61 on:** February 20, 2022, 04:11:52 PM »

Roof of moving trains...Hmmm, never tried that one!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #62 on:** October 03, 2022, 05:14:38 PM »

Wow, over 40 years! I served in that unit when it was either late in it's second or early in its third year depending on which point you recognize as the beginning. The unit started as only a "Task Force." We create task-forces, putting together units which are task-organized for a particuliar mission. The boys in Somalia, for example were called "Task-Force Ranger." It consisted of The Rangers, the 160th, Delta, and some others.

The original 160th was called "Task-Force 160" which was put together from units borrowed from the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. In fact, when I first reported for duty there, I was assigned to "A-Company, 159th Aviation Battalion, TF-160." The last part of the designation was a well-known secret at Ft. Campbell. Those were strange days indeed. Our "regular" Army helicopters received very unusual and easily spotted modifications. Next, we developed never-before-attempted tactics such as "Fast-Rope" and NVG water landing techniques used to extract water-borne warriors.

Over the years those techniques were refined until we had something which was totally unique, way outside Army norms, and supported a very different mission. Odd, but I recall, it was fun to actually go do a routine Army sling-load or paradrop mission. The way we did those things was more streamlined, but made the assumption that only Tier-1 operators would be the only participants.

God Speed, Night Stalkers! May your successes continue to vanquish our enemies for decades into the future.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #63 on:** October 21, 2022, 04:08:46 PM »

I know all these guys. Col Bowman was, then, Captain Bowman. Took a round through his arm, in and out. Then it entered his chest and took a joyride through both lungs. He was flying the raid onto the roof of the prison where the unit along with another unit I shall not name rescued a CIA agent held prisioner. Bowman flew that entire mission that way. Afterward, "Flapper" the CW4 PIC Cpt Bowman was flying with, flew Bowman to the casualty collection point. The medic checked the in/out bullet hole in Bowman's arm and triaged him to be seen later on. But Flapper, a Vietnam vet did a better check, then in the dim light, there on Howard Air Force Base in Panama City, Panama, noticed some blood coming from Bowman's nose. Had Flapper not called Dr. Craig, our surgeon over at that moment, Bowman who was losing a lot of blood internally, would have died.

https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/go160thsoar?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZWZGJDJGGa-45pfs81ilwGE8fymYoCUFcKgot442tJvr993ZvzgA576npuytCTmaffh0uKmlva9r7hoT8QSqreZGMgzr3QrWqp88GqGKadxUEaMB3j2F2iR2puFk8ojbujBCFGowmGAL74orZBT06kO8rvtcBAJ0K9pjKhJ-Dd9tg&__tn__=*NK-y-R

Flyin6 · « **Reply #64 on:** June 30, 2023, 07:33:03 PM »

Some more pics I found

Flyin6 · « **Reply #65 on:** June 30, 2023, 07:34:38 PM »

I am a plank holder in the Bad Boyz

Flyin6 · « **Reply #66 on:** September 07, 2023, 09:33:33 AM »

A couple more from those I can share from the Regiment's web site.

They used to be very close-hold, but in recent years there is more and more info floating around about the unit. I always wanted to talk them up, but was usually told "not to speak of it."

Flyin6 · « **Reply #67 on:** September 07, 2023, 09:35:30 AM »

Flyin6 · « **Reply #68 on:** November 20, 2023, 10:03:17 AM »

https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a45852193/nightstalkers-160th-soar-helicopter-unit-explained/

Flyin6 · « **Reply #69 on:** March 02, 2024, 04:26:31 PM »

Great Night Stalker vid right here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQV_F4uG_rE

Flyin6 · « **Reply #70 on:** April 17, 2024, 02:48:54 PM »

Ran across a bunch of more pics of the unit.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #71 on:** April 17, 2024, 02:52:36 PM »

We need to show the littlebird guys some love:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #72 on:** April 17, 2024, 02:53:20 PM »

And, of course this very memorable day in 93.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #73 on:** April 17, 2024, 02:55:52 PM »

"Fat tanks"

Flyin6 · « **Reply #74 on:** May 31, 2024, 09:39:21 AM »

Nice tribute:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpZxM3fERHg

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #75 on:** May 31, 2024, 09:52:53 PM »

So Don, just re- watched Zero Dark Thirty

which unit flew the stealth blackhawks that dropped 6 in the compound and which unit flew the QRF Chinooks?

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #76 on:** June 01, 2024, 09:08:43 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on May 31, 2024, 09:52:53 PM

So Don, just re- watched Zero Dark Thirty

which unit flew the stealth blackhawks that dropped 6 in the compound and which unit flew the QRF Chinooks?

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160th
That unit does about 99% of high value raids in the world

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #77 on:** June 01, 2024, 05:34:02 PM »

I assumed so, but nothing I could find on the interwebs confirmed it. Thanks for confirming.

That was a gutsy raid that close to the paki military academy.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #78 on:** July 04, 2024, 03:52:55 PM »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6JdOyS0Nu8

Flyin6 · « **Reply #79 on:** August 12, 2024, 01:14:39 PM »

https://www.facebook.com/reel/854931229821677

Flyin6 · « **Reply #80 on:** September 14, 2024, 10:04:30 AM »

The British had a good show yesterday. MH-47's flying around in Wales

Flyin6 · « **Reply #81 on:** September 14, 2024, 10:07:03 AM »

The Mach Loop and Salisbury Plains, Wales, England, 12 Sep 2024

Flyin6 · « **Reply #82 on:** September 14, 2024, 10:08:12 AM »

A little European rehearsal, perhaps for some upcoming activities a little further south and east???