Task Force 158

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Task Force 158 was the ad hoc U.S. Army aviation unit created during the Iran hostage rescue attempt that evolved into the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (“Night Stalkers”).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Army aviation unit ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
associatedWith Delta Force ⓘ
U.S. Army Rangers ⓘ
U.S. special operations forces ⓘ
conflict Iran hostage crisis ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countryInvolvedInOperation Iran ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
evolvedInto 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ
formedFor Iran hostage rescue attempt ⓘ
rescue of U.S. embassy hostages in Tehran ⓘ
hasSuccessor 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ⓘ
legacy development of specialized night-flying helicopter tactics ⓘ
establishment of permanent special operations aviation regiment ⓘ
militaryBranch United States Army ⓘ
missionType covert operation ⓘ
hostage rescue ⓘ
nicknameOfSuccessor Night Stalkers ⓘ
notableFor being precursor to the Night Stalkers ⓘ
pioneering U.S. Army night-vision goggle helicopter tactics ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Eagle Claw ⓘ
notableOutcome contributed to creation of 160th SOAR after Operation Eagle Claw failure ⓘ
operationalEnvironment desert ⓘ
night ⓘ
partOf United States Army ⓘ
reasonForCreation lack of dedicated special operations aviation capability ⓘ
role helicopter assault ⓘ
night operations ⓘ
special operations aviation ⓘ
serviceBranchOfSuccessor United States Army Special Operations Command ⓘ
specialization long-range helicopter operations ⓘ
low-level night flying ⓘ
special operations support ⓘ
type ad hoc unit ⓘ
usedEquipment fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ

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