Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion

The Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion (SOATB) is the premier formal schoolhouse and assessment center for the U.S. Army's elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), also known as the Night Stalkers.

Location: Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Core Purpose: SOATB centralizes and standardizes recruiting, assessment, selection, and individual training for all incoming pilots, crew members, and support personnel.

Output: The unit averages roughly 235 training days per year, producing about 80 officer graduates and 325 enlisted graduates annually across more than 10,500 flight hours.

Qualifications upon completion

• Army Aviator Wings
• SOAR Flight School
• MH60 Blackhawk Qualification
• MH6 Little Bird Qualification
• MH47 Chinook Qualification
• MC-1Q Gray Eagle Qualification
• C-130 Qualification