Broadsword2004
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I am just wondering, but does the Marine Corps have an equivalent of the Army Nightstalkers for Force Recon?
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Army Nightstalkers/Marines helo question
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He is referring to the 106th SOAR that is comprised of Army helicopters which are used in SOCOM missions, primarily for SOF insertion/extraction I believe.
The aircraft they use are MH-47's, MH-60's, and AH-6's.
The Marine Corps doesn't have any units that fall under SOCOM. We don't have any of the aforementioned aircraft. We don't have any unit that falls into a category similar to the 106th SOAR units.
I guess the closest would be maybe HMM's (w/ skid attachments) in a MEU(SOC)...
I am not going to take the time to look it up, but I bet this question could be pretty easily answered through liberal use of Google.
The aircraft they use are MH-47's, MH-60's, and AH-6's.
The Marine Corps doesn't have any units that fall under SOCOM. We don't have any of the aforementioned aircraft. We don't have any unit that falls into a category similar to the 106th SOAR units.
I guess the closest would be maybe HMM's (w/ skid attachments) in a MEU(SOC)...
I am not going to take the time to look it up, but I bet this question could be pretty easily answered through liberal use of Google.
Broadsword2004
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Well I did check google, but I ended up finding sites on the nightstalkers having to do with X-men, or something like that. And then the rest was all on the Army Nightstalkers when I made it more specific.
I asked because I know Force Recon is supposed to be Special-Operations capable, just not officially SOCOM, so I wasn't sure, and since google wasn't giving me an answer, I figured since it was most likely a simple yes or no question I'd just ask here. Thanx for answering
I asked because I know Force Recon is supposed to be Special-Operations capable, just not officially SOCOM, so I wasn't sure, and since google wasn't giving me an answer, I figured since it was most likely a simple yes or no question I'd just ask here. Thanx for answering
ENSsquid said:
Seen "Black Hawk Down"? The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) were the helicopters that flew them in. Actually, interesting note... the scenes where you don't see the actors flying the helicopters... the actual pilots from that battle were flying those scenes, nearly in the same profile as the real mission.
I am currently reading IN THE COMPANY OF HEROES by Michael Durant. In addition to talking about his shoot down experience in Somalia, he talks a lot about his life in SOAR and includes first hand accounts of his involvement in operations that made the public view. This is one of the best books I’ve ever read- very enlightening, and humbling. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone with the slightest interest in Special Ops type stuff or military aviation in general.
Broadsword, please don't take this the wrong way but do you have a girlfriend? I'm available if not....... 
It's just that you seem to ask a lot of off the wall questions when your time could be better spent on other subjects. Not a bad thing necessarily but kind of nerdy if you ask me. Now if you asked about a good whiskey or beer, that would be more like it.
It's just that you seem to ask a lot of off the wall questions when your time could be better spent on other subjects. Not a bad thing necessarily but kind of nerdy if you ask me. Now if you asked about a good whiskey or beer, that would be more like it.
Broadsword2004
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I have always been, and always will be, a bit "nerdy" about questions. I have asked "off-the-wall" questions since I was very young. It is just me.
Broadsword2004
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zippy said:
I am currently reading that book too, it is what made me ask the question of this thread actually. It is very good from what I can tell.
The Marine Corps does have a unit in SOCOM now, called Detachment 1.
Also, "Special Ops Capable" as the Marine Corps uses the term is completely different than the joint definition.
Also, "Special Ops Capable" as the Marine Corps uses the term is completely different than the joint definition.
From what I've read/heard, the 160th really flies aggressively and embraces technology/gear completely. A very well funded unit.
The Marine Corp seems to stick with more conservative approach in line with their funding. The Marines embrace the whole "tacticts and training over gear" concept.
My view as a pilot is that I'd rather have the technology..
The Marine Corp seems to stick with more conservative approach in line with their funding. The Marines embrace the whole "tacticts and training over gear" concept.
My view as a pilot is that I'd rather have the technology..
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ChuckMK23 said:From what I've read/heard, the 160th really flies aggressively and embraces technology/gear completely. A very well funded unit.
The Marine Corp seems to stick with more conservative approach in line with their funding. The Marines embrace the whole "tacticts and training over gear" concept.
My view as a pilot is that I'd rather have the technology..
Yeah, I hear they're real "cowboy" in the way they do things...but that it also works great for them because of how proficient the entire unit is so that they can handle doing things their own way. The story in BHD about how one guy landed a Little Bird in an alleyway with about a foot separation from the rotors to the walls sticks out.
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