Literature analysis #2

My book "The Night Stalkers" by Michael J. Durant is about the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment or SOAR. The 160th SOAR is a helicopter regiment in the Army. Their mission is to fly other special operations units into combat such as the Army Special Forces, Navy SEALs and Army Rangers. What makes SOAR unique is that all members have to go threw flight school and serve several years in a regular Army aviation unit before having the oppurtunity to join SOAR. Before they can join they have to go through very physically and mentally demanding training where most candidates will dropout. Not just pilots have to go through the training door gunners, mechanics and even flight engineers all go through the same training.

The author was a pilot in the 160th SOAR for several years. Mike Durant took part in operation gothic serpent or the battle of Mogadishu. He flew Army Rangers into battle in his UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter. He was the second of  2 Blackhawks to be shot down that day. I chose to write about this book because I find books written by military personel very interesting since I'm joining the Army myself.

Mike Durant mostly talks about other soldiers he served with and other members of the 160th SOAR.
He talks about another pilot Major Rick Bowman who was wouldn't during the invasion of Panama in 1989. Also he talks about Captain Keith Lucas who was the first member of SOAR to be killed in action. He was killed during the invasion of Grenada.

Something from the book I intend to remember is the sacrifice that the members of SOAR made. They flew into some of the most dangerous situations to get ground units in or pull them out. They never waivered or refused to go out, they always did what they had to do to complete the mission.

Vocabulary #5

Tactics: an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.
Artillery: includes any engine used for the discharge of large projectiles in war.
Ambush: carrying out a surprise attack on your enemy's.
Breach: a gap in fortified or battle lines.
Dust off: a medical evacuation using a helicopter.
Flank: to attack the enemy from the side.
Infantry: soldiers who fight the enemy on foot.
Patrolling: walking or driving around enemy territory looking for enemy combatants to fight.
Reconnaissance: a mission to obtain information on the enemy.
Airborne: infantryman that enter battle from jumping out of airplanes.
Air Assault: infantryman that enter battle using helicopters.
Declassify: to remove the secret classification on Intel.
Maneuver: a large movement of military forces.
Medical officer: physician in the military.
Raid: a short duration strike against an enemy force.
Rangers: elite army special ops soldiers, trained mainly to conduct direct action raids.
Rate of fire: the number of rounds fired from a weapon per minute.
Cache: a hidden source of supplies.
Campaign: a series of major operations during war time.
CASEVAC: casualty evacuation of a wounded serviceman.

Draft your launch

I want to serve my country in the United States Army. That's what I've wanted to do my entire life. I am very passionate about it and I always have been.

I can use the internet to research the Army and find out about enlistment options.

I've already been enlisted in the Army since October so all I have to do is stay out of trouble and not get kicked out of the delayed entry program and I ship out.

A high asvab would impress people in the military.