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Helicopter Assault: Putting SOF on Target

March 16, 2015 Helicopter Assault: Putting SOF on Target

Inserting SOF at night into an urban terrain LZ is one of the most exhilarating and dangerous things anyone can do in a helicopter.

Brian Bauer 1 Comment Special Operations
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Nightstalkers Receive Army Recognition

Executing difficult missions is hard; training and qualifying the best aviators and crew members in the world to perform those missions is essential.

Matt Gardner 2 Comments Special Operations
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We Remember You: STRAY 59

March 1, 2015 Stray 59

On February 26, 1981 while participating in Special Warfare Exercise 81 (SPECWAREX), an MC-130E Combat Talon I (callsign STRAY59) from the 1st Special Operations Squadron crashed into the ocean shortly View More ›

Jason Hyatt 2 Comments Special Operations
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U.S. Navy Orders Two SEAL Support Helicopter Squadrons to Stand Down

February 16, 2015 Why The Navy Ordered Two SEAL Support Helicopter Squadrons to Stand Down

In a repeat of history, the US Navy is poised to re-learn hard lessons from the past. The Department of the Navy has recently ordered the only two naval helicopter View More ›

Brian Bauer 7 Comments Military Aviation, Navy, News, Special Operations
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Five Years Gone

October 28, 2014

I began October of 2009 as I had many other months of the preceding few years…beginning a 60 day rotation in Afghanistan, flying the MH-47G for special operations forces across View More ›

Matt Gardner 18 Comments Special Operations
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My 9/11 Story: A Future We Couldn’t Fully Contemplate

My 9/11 story is a little different than many. For me, it wasn’t a morning story. I was based in Germany at the time; the first plane’s impact didn’t even View More ›

Matt Gardner 1 Comment Special Operations
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