-Caveat Lector- Thursday, July 25, 2002
Army to expand ‘Night Stalkers’ By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The Army wants to expand the Green Berets’ aviation arm to meet a growing demand for special operations forces in the global fight against terrorism, the Army’s deputy chief said Wednesday. Gen. John Keane told reporters the plan is to add one battalion to the three existing in the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, whose troops are known as “Night Stalkers.” Keane provided no details beyond saying the expansion would add 12 MH-47 helicopters, which are used to bring in and take out Green Berets on missions behind enemy lines. The helicopters are the only ones in the Army that can refuel in flight. The Night Stalkers have 21 of these helicopters after losing two in March; one crashed in the Philippines and a second went down in Afghanistan. The 160th played a crucial role in getting small teams of Green Berets into northern Afghanistan last fall to begin better coordinating with anti-Taliban forces and directing U.S. airstrikes. The aviators also fly MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters as well as H-6 series light attack helicopters. Basing new battalion The 160th has three battalions. One is based at Hunter Army Airfield near Savannah, Ga., and the other two are at Fort Campbell, Ky. The location of the proposed fourth battalion was not clear. Carol Darby, a spokeswoman for the 160th’s parent command, U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., said she was not familiar with details of the proposed expansion of the 160th. MH-47 pilots and other special operations aviators are in such demand that the Army in December invoked its authority to prevent them from leaving the service. Keane told reporters that this is not creating any morale or other problems in the Army but would be reviewed in December. -------------------- -iNFoWaRZ "Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear-kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor-with the cry of grave national emergency. Always there has been some terrible evil at home or some monstrous foreign power that was going to gobble us up if we did not blindly rally behind it ..." - General Douglas MacArthur, 1957 <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
