Featured in 160th Special Operations Aviation RegimentBYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021SharePentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)The Taliban say the U.S. must be out by August 31st, but getting everyone out of Afghanistan via Kabul airport by then is becoming quite unrealistic. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 14, 2021ShareSpecial Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over MountainsPipes for dumping fuel are more commonly associated with fixed-wing aircraft, but have a niche role on the Special Operations Chinook, too. BYThomas NewdickJun 14, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareWatch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder ExtractionThis is a tactic that allows the armed light attack helicopters to quickly extract individuals when traditional rescue options might not be available. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020SharePakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden RaidThese details come from a new interview that also says the Obama Administration tried at least twice to capture Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of MogadishuFew photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army’s highly secretive Flight Concepts Division. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareEverything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)We know a surprisingly large amount about the deep raid into Syria to take out the depraved terrorist kingpin, but many questions still remain. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareWatch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six OverseasThe video footage comes along with a new book offering new details about the now infamous “Extortion 17” crash. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareU.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations RaidThis is the second fatal aviation accident American forces have suffered in Iraq in 2018 and is part of a concerning trend across the U.S. military. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021SharePentagon Dismisses The Idea Of Retaking Bagram Air Base To Support Kabul Evacuations (Updated)The Taliban say the U.S. must be out by August 31st, but getting everyone out of Afghanistan via Kabul airport by then is becoming quite unrealistic. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 23, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 14, 2021ShareSpecial Ops MH-47 Chinooks Can Use These Fuel Dump Pipes To Help Climb Over MountainsPipes for dumping fuel are more commonly associated with fixed-wing aircraft, but have a niche role on the Special Operations Chinook, too. BYThomas NewdickJun 14, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021ShareWatch This Night Stalker AH-6 Little Bird Execute A Maritime Rope Ladder ExtractionThis is a tactic that allows the armed light attack helicopters to quickly extract individuals when traditional rescue options might not be available. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020SharePakistani F-16 “Engaged” One Of The MH-47G Chinooks Three Times During Bin Laden RaidThese details come from a new interview that also says the Obama Administration tried at least twice to capture Iranian General Qasem Soleimani. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 19, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020ShareNight Stalker Chinook Special Operations Helicopters Have New Laser Countermeasures SystemSome of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s MH-47s now have these systems to better fend off advanced heat-seeking missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019ShareThese Secret Helicopters Were Flown By A Shadowy Unit During The Battle of MogadishuFew photographs exist of these unique helicopters, but all evidence points to them belonging to the Army’s highly secretive Flight Concepts Division. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 1, 2019Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019ShareEverything We Know And Don’t Know About The Raid That Killed ISIS Leader Al Baghdadi (Updated)We know a surprisingly large amount about the deep raid into Syria to take out the depraved terrorist kingpin, but many questions still remain. BYTyler Rogoway and Joseph TrevithickOct 28, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareWatch Never Before Seen Clips of Chinook Helicopters Supporting SEAL Team Six OverseasThe video footage comes along with a new book offering new details about the now infamous “Extortion 17” crash. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018ShareU.S. Helicopter Crash Kills One In Iraq After Reported Special Operations RaidThis is the second fatal aviation accident American forces have suffered in Iraq in 2018 and is part of a concerning trend across the U.S. military. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 21, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018ShareNight Stalker MH-47D Chinooks Once Snatched A Libyan Hind Gunship From ChadEager to get ahold of one of the Soviet helicopters largely intact, the U.S. military sent the elite Army aviators on an unusual covert mission. BYJoseph TrevithickMay 16, 2018Share
