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Meet the Night Stalkers, the pilots who fly SEALs and Delta Force to their most dangerous and secretive operations
Night Stalker pilots go through rigorous training to become mission-ready to fly in the most challe…
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
'The Nightstalkers' Are The Most Badass Helicopter Pilots In The World
"The Nightstalkers" as they are called, are the only special operations aviation unit in the Army, …
Paul Szoldra,Geoffrey Ingerso…
This Elite Helicopter Unit With The World's Best Pilots Took Part In The Effort To Rescue James Foley
"The Nightstalkers" as they are called, are the only special operations aviation unit in the Army, …
Paul Szoldra
Photo May Show Training With Polish And US Military Special Forces
Special Forces guru, former Army Special Forces Soldier, and Business Insider Military & Defens…
Brian Jones
Despite being shot, this Army helicopter pilot kept flying for 5 hours to support a Delta Force raid on ISIS
The secret mission was made public more than a month later on Aug. 20, 2014, a day after ISIS poste…
Paul Szoldra
A former 'Night Stalker' explains how US military pilots plucked Americans from hostile territory in Kabul
"Flying in the urban terrain is the toughest of all environments," a former 160th Special Operation…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
Another helicopter went down on a US special-ops raid. Here's how elite aviators prepare for that worst-case scenario.
For the Night Stalkers, the risk of a crash is omnipresent during these kinds of operations, but th…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How a Night Stalker pilot survived being shot down in Iraq and teamed up with Delta Force to go after the shooter
The "Night Stalkers" of the US Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment is the world's pre…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
Meet the Army's 'Night Stalkers,' the special-operations pilots who can fly anything anywhere in the world
The Night Stalkers will take you anywhere in the world whenever you need to be there — plus or minu…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
Police nabbed a man dressed as a sword-wielding ninja who attacked US special operations soldiers
The man walked up to a soldier and asked him if he knew where his family was. When the soldier said…
Ryan Pickrell
How US special operators held off Saddam's forces for days during the largest battle of the Iraq War, according to troops who were there
The four-day battle at Haditha Dam was the single largest engagement of the entire war, with 22 Ira…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
The 'Ferrari' of US special-operations helicopters may soon be headed out of service
In the next five years, the Army and US Special Operations Command will have decide if the Little B…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
US Army Special Operations Command's workhorse helicopter is getting upgrades to replace parts that are nearly 50 years old
For decades, US special operators have relied on their MH-47 Chinook to conduct nighttime raids and…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How the Army's Delta Force and Nightstalkers teamed up to rescue hostages in Iraq, according to operators who were there
In mid-2004, US Army special operators executed a rare daylight raid to rescue contractors held hos…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
What the global footprint of US special operations looks like
The increased use of special operators throughout the world has allowed the US to maintain a milita…
Jeremy Bender
Navy SEALs and Army Green Berets are training for a new, frigid battlefield after 2 decades in the desert
US special operators are looking for "innovative ways" to survive and thrive in the Arctic, the hea…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
US Army Special Forces are shifting their focus to fighting China or Russia, and they're already practicing for it in Hawaii
The US special-operations community is looking for ways to remain relevant in a different type of c…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How China's special forces stack up against the US's special operators
Chinese special operators are getting more resources and going through more training, but there are…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
The US is preparing for a fight with China in the Pacific. Here's how Army special operators will stay relevant.
Army Special Operations Forces have a skill set and years of experience that will be invaluable in …
Stavros Atlamazoglou
How Delta, Rangers, and the Green Berets' unique training would pay off in an Arctic war with Russia
Arctic warfare demands a special set of skills to survive and win - skills that Army special operat…