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The Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR) is a special operations force of the UNSC Army that provides aviation support to general purpose forces and ODSTs. Its missions include attack, assault, and reconnaissance, and are usually conducted at night, at high speeds and low altitudes, on short notice, and in secret. The force is headquartered at Azores, Earth.

Overview
The regiment consists of eight battalions: the 3rd and 5th at Azores, Earth, the 9th in Tribute, the 11th and 12th in New Harvest, the 14th in Ares, the 17th in Mars, and the 18th in Coral. This allows SOAR to quickly assemble mixed forces to meet short-notice special operations needs.

Being an optional job for either Marines or ONI Officers, SOAR would select among those who would contribute most of their time to be in it. Similar to the ODSTs, all candidates would receive intensive training before joining the SOAR and a 2-year extensive program near the outer confines of UNSC space control. The basic course for enlisted soldiers lasts 7 weeks; the officer course 22 to 26 weeks. The Night Stalkers pioneered many of the techniques and helped develop much of the equipment now used at night by other Army aviation units, and it continues to lead the service's advancement of these.

Equipment
The Special Operations Aviation Regiment utilizes a wide range of equipments, most specially modified to suit for the soldiers.
 * Pelican Dropship
 * E1-Thermal-Optical Camouflage Drop-In Utility

History
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