Quote Originally Posted by yoni View Post
I am going from memory, but I think Eagle Claw was overly complicated and then the really big problem was everyone wanted in on the act.
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The issue with the helicopters if I remember correctly was that they were off of a ship and suffered from maintenance issues.But this failure resulted in the creation of the Night Stalkers.
If I heard correctly, the different commanders involved in planning and preparation were not forthcoming with information needed to properly prepare for and execute the rescue operation. IIRC different steps should have been taken to prepare the aircraft involved in the operation. I am not an aviation rate, so I can't intelligently elaborate on what the Airdales complained about afterwards.

I do believe the 160th SOAR was created as a result of the problems associated with the operation.