Our volunteer-based non-profit organization is committed to making the most of every tax-deductible dollar donated in the name of our Night Stalker family. At the national and local chapter levels, we operate in a fiscally responsible manner with the best interests of our members and families as our sole purpose. Through donations and sponsorship, we are able to provide support to the Soldiers and Families of this extraordinary unit.

In the past calendar year, through the generosity of members and donors the Night Stalker Association provided more than $200,000 in financial assistance for Night Stalkers and family members' college education, Soldiers in financial need, assisted the Families of Fallen Night Stalkers (FFNS), and provided a variety of other significant support to Night Stalkers and their families. The 160th and its Soldiers have participated in every Army combat action since its inception following the failed Iranian hostage rescue mission known as 'Desert One.' Throughout its history, the 160th has pioneered night flight techniques, spearheaded the development of new equipment, and has answered the call to duty in support of Special Operations Forces whenever and wherever it sounded. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) (SOAR (A)), known as the ''Night Stalkers,' is the world's premier night fighting aviation force and the Army's only Special Operations Aviation Regiment. Contributions to the NSA serve to preserve the memories and comradeship kindled by the mutual experience of service with the 160th SOAR (A) and to render assistance to Night Stalker members and families, and our fallen brothers surviving families, through means of college grants, loans, special financial assistance, camaraderie building events, and personal guidance. We also have our K-9 Association page on Facebook.The Night Stalker Association is a non-profit organization created in the late 1980's and is organized under IRC 501(c)(19) as a War Veterans' Organization. If you would like the K-9 unit to speak to your organization or would like to meet a K-9 team, please contact the unit Sergeant for additional information.

We provide education to elementary schools, local businesses and participate in numerous community events such as the Placer County Fair, National Night Out and Day with a Deputy. The FBIs Hostage Rescue Team (HRT) is the Tier 1 law-enforcement special-operations unit and the go-to choice for domestic counterterrorism and hostage rescue. The K-9 unit participates in hundreds of hours per year out in the community that we serve. This makes the job safer for Deputies and can save hundreds of man hours per year, allowing Deputies to be available for more proactive policing and quicker response times. The corrections division currently has four single purpose narcotics K-9s in both the Auburn and South Placer jail facilities.ĭue to their extraordinary sense of smell, our canines can search extremely large areas in a fraction of the time it would take multiple Deputy Sheriff’s to complete.

The canines assigned to field operations are trained in locating and apprehending violent criminal suspects, crowd control and narcotics and firearms detection. The unit is led by a patrol Sergeant who also serves as a K-9 handler. The K-9 unit has allocations for six Deputy Sheriff K-9 teams assigned out of the Auburn and South Placer area, and two allocated to the North Lake Tahoe station.

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office K-9 units serve our community 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

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