Airborne & Special Operations Museum

U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum

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Museum Location within North Carolina
Established	2000
Location	100 Bragg Boulevard Fayetteville, North Carolina United States
Coordinates	35°03′20″N 78°53′11″W / 35.05565°N 78.88628°W / 35.05565; -78.88628
Type	Military
Key holdings	UH-60 Blackhawk rotor blade assembly from Super 61
Director	James Bartlinski
Owner	United States Army
Public transit access	Fayetteville station, Amtrak (directly adjacent)
Website	Airborne & Special Operations Museum

The United States Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum (ASOM) is part of the Army Museum System dedicated to preserving and teaching a public history of the Special Operations and Airborne community, as well as broader United States military history. Located on Fort Bragg, but geographically separate from the main installation, it has been open to the public in nearby downtown Fayetteville, North Carolina since 2000. The facility is staffed by civilians and volunteers on a day to day basis, but remains owned and administered by the Army.

In October 2013 the ASOM opened the "Task Force Ranger and the Battle of Mogadishu Exhibit." The exhibit features immersive dioramas and artifacts from the battle including the wreckage of Super 6–1, the first Black Hawk helicopter shot down during the battle, and Super 6–4.^[1] The downing of Super 6-1 is widely considered to be a turning point in the battle and is chronicled in the book by Mark Bowden and movie Black Hawk Down produced by Ridley Scott.

In late 2016 the museum is planning an exhibit dedicated to the "Monuments Men." The exhibit will display artifacts, artwork and other items related to their work protecting artistic treasures during World War II.^[2]

Other Army museums[]

See: National Museum of the United States Army

See also[]

• List of museums in the United States
• 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum, a similar museum at nearby Fort Bragg, North Carolina

References[]

External links[]

• The Airborne & Special Operations Museum official website
• Disability, USA, Super 6-1, Cosmic Roulette, CBS 60 Minutes
• Black Hawk Down, Philadelphia Inquirer

Coordinates: 35°03′20″N 78°53′11″W / 35.05565°N 78.88628°W / 35.05565; -78.88628

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