160th SOAR 1st BN A Co Night Stalkers Special Operations SMU Army Challenge Coin

Description

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(SOAR)
1st Battalion, Alpha Company
Little Bird Choppers
Night Stalkers
Special Operations
Tier-1
Special Mission Unit (SMU)
Task Force Brown
Army Challenge Coin
Condition:
Used and in nice shape.  Please see pictures.
This coin is 1 3/4 inches in diameter.
The
United States Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne),
abbreviated as the 160th SOAR (A) and also known as
Night Stalkers
, or within
JSOC
as
Task Force Brown
,
[2]
is a
special operations force
of the
United States Army
that provides
helicopter
aviation support for general purpose forces and special operations forces. Its missions have included attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and are usually conducted at night, at high speeds, low altitudes, and on short notice. The 160th SOAR is headquartered at
Fort Campbell
,
Kentucky
.
(REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/160th_Special_Operations_Aviation_Regiment_(Airborne
)
Special Mission Unit
United States
Special mission units are a Tier One units, and are commanded and controlled by
Joint Special Operations Command
(JSOC) of
U.S. Special Operations Command
(USSOCOM). In addition to performing highly classified activities the special mission units are also tasked with "special missions", sometimes referring to
unconventional warfare
,
counter-terrorist
activities,
direct action
,
Special reconnaissance
, and/or
black operations
.
[2]
[3]
[4]
[5]
So far, only four SMUs have been publicly disclosed:
The
Army
's
1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta
The
Army
's
75th Ranger Regiment
:
Regimental Reconnaissance Company
The
Navy
's
Naval Special Warfare Development Group
(DEVGRU)
The
Air Force
's
24th Special Tactics Squadron
(24 STS)
[6]
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
[11]
[12]
Units from the Army’s
75th Ranger Regiment
and
160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
(160th SOAR) are controlled by JSOC when deployed as part of JSOC Task Forces such as
Task Force 121
and
Task Force 145
.
[13]
[14]
[15]
[16]
The
Intelligence Support Activity
(ISA) is also under JSOC and has been referred to as a special mission unit.
[17]
[7]
[9]
[10]
The ISA collects specific target intelligence prior to SMU missions, and provides signals support, etc. during those mission.
[7]
[9]
[10]
The Army once maintained the ISA, but after the
September 11 attacks
,
the Pentagon
shifted direct control to Joint Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, NC.
[18]
(REF:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Mission_Unit
)
NOTE:
Never personally given any of the coins.  They are from either purchases of collections or from professional makers of military challenge coins.  All coins are guaranteed to be in excellent condition unless otherwise specified above.
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