It was popular on g1: Who are the ‘Night Stalkers’, an elite unit that carries out secret US operations?

‘Night Stalkers’: the elite group for US secret missions The appearance of US military helicopters in the Caribbean in October drew attention for a reason that goes beyond tensions with Venezuela. The aircraft are part of the “Night Stalkers”, an elite unit of the American Army specialized in secret and complex operations. Throughout December, g1 revisits the craziest – and real – stories published in 2025. Watch the video above, read the text below and explore other reports on the map at the end of this page. The original article was published in September. GIF Retrospective – It was popular on g1: who are the ‘Night Stalkers’, an elite unit that carries out secret US operations? g1 art editor In 2011, the group played an important role in the action that killed terrorist Osama Bin Laden, in Pakistan. 🌕 The expression “Night Stalkers” means “Hunters of the Night”, in a free translation. The group emerged in the 1980s, focusing on highly complex night operations. Officially known as the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), the squadron also performs daytime missions with high precision. The unit gained prominence in 2001, when it actively participated in the War on Terror led by the United States following the September 11 attacks. Currently, the group provides support to the Southern Command of the American Armed Forces, responsible for operations in South America and the Caribbean. The squadron is made up of heavy attack helicopters, such as the MH-60 Black Hawk and MH-47 Chinook, as well as light models, such as the MH-6 and AH-6 Little Bird. There is also a division specializing in reconnaissance and intelligence drones. “I honestly think these people are the best helicopter pilots in the world… They are the Formula 1 pilots of aviation,” Steven Hartov, author of the book The Night Stalkers, told the British newspaper “The Guardian”. 🚁 Action in the Caribbean: The Washington Post reported that the group’s aircraft were caught in a training exercise less than 150 km from the Venezuelan coast. According to the newspaper, images released on social media in early October showed the squadron’s attack helicopters flying over the Caribbean Sea, near oil and gas platforms. The group often uses the MV Ocean Trader as a stealth floating base during operations. A visual analysis carried out by the “Post”, using satellite images, identified what appeared to be the MV Ocean Trader in a region northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. A Trump administration source confirmed the presence of the helicopters to the newspaper and stated that the aircraft were carrying out preparatory training exercises. 👀 What’s behind? Over the past 40 years, Night Stalkers have participated in several high-risk missions for the United States, mainly in the Middle East, against terrorist groups. The emergence of the elite unit in the region emerged in a context in which Donald Trump’s government began to frame the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, as a “narco-terrorist”. ‘Night Stalkers’ members train in Florida in January 2024 US Air Force

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