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Ft. Campbell Soldiers Killed In Colorado Helicopter Crash

Posted on Sep 25, 2009

A MH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter crashed in Colorado killing four Fort Campbell-based Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 160^th Special Operations Aviation Regiment members. The soldiers were killed while conducting mountain and environmental training near Mount Massive. Those killed in Wednesday's crash were Chief Warrant Officers 4 Terrance Geer, 40, of Casper, Wyo.; and Robert Johnson, 41, of Seattle; and Staff Sargents Paul Jackson, 33, of Lancaster, Md., and Chad Tucker, 28, of Titusville, Fla.

The "Night Stalkers", as they were known, was created more than 20 years ago after a failed mission to rescue hostages in Iran, which resulted in two helicopter crashes and eight deaths. This regiment's primary purpose is to get Special Forces soldiers, Army Rangers and Navy SEALS into some of the most dangerous areas in the world for covert operations using the cover of nightfall and keeping low to the ground to avoid radar detection.

Currently the regiment has four battalions, two based at Fort Campbell, one at Hunter Army Airfield, Ga., and one at Fort Lewis, Wash. They use a variety of helicopters including Black Hawks, Chinooks and AH-6 Little Birds. The unit has played a large role in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffering several casualties in 2005 and 2007.

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