160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment

Honey Badger. First, the men started at Ft. Campbell, right under the noses of the army and later moved to Norton Air Force Base with Jackson undergoing qualifications on Army Blackhawk helicopters for night operations with men who later became members of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. No one ever recognized Lt. Colonel Jackson MacKenzie, even though he did nothing to hide his appearance, using his real first name, actual unit designation on his shoulder patches and wore his…

“Silent Professional” is a term often used when referencing the Special Operations community. It means do not brag about what you have done or where you have been because secrecy is your only real ally. Every night since the World Trade Center towers fell, there have been Soldiers overseas taking the fight to those responsible. Night after night, these nameless warriors have been planning and conducting covert operations in hostile areas all over the world without fail. The only time the…

Course 19 July 2016 Operation Anaconda Operation Anaconda took place in early March 2002. Not to be confused with the Anaconda Plan. CIA Paramilitary Officers, working with their allies, attempted to destroy al-Qaida and Taliban forces. The operation took place in the Shahi-Kot Valley and Arma Mountains southeast of Zormat. This operation was the first large-scale battle in the United States War in Afghanistan since the Battle of Tora Bora in December 2001. This was the first operation in the…

Operation Red Wings, also referred to as Operation Red Wing or OP Redwing, was planned and rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and…

1992, under UN Resolution 751, a 550 man Pakistani security contingent arrived in Somalia to support distribution of $20 million in food aid. Under the UN Operation in Somalia (UNOSOM) a Pakistani force tried to quell some of the food-distribution problems caused by rival clans, but…

What would you do, if you woke up from an after war or gun battle and your team that are more like family that teammates, are around you dead. The article “On WWII: The Horrible waste of war” by author Ernie Pyle, explains how a veteran that just have woken up from an after war on France Normandy on June 16 and 17, how he saw the major destruction the war had made, and see’s dead men everywhere from his team and the opponents, equipment scattered along the shore and on the beach. He…