Establishment of Combat Talon -- The Combat Talon weapons system -- Combat Knife (The Pope Air Force Base years: 1965-74) -- Combat Spear (The Vietnam War years: 1966-74) -- Combat Arrow (Europe: 1968-74) -- The Son Tay Prisoner of War Raid (1970) -- Between the wars (1975-79) -- The Iranian rescue mission (1979-80) -- Project Honey Badger and Credible Sport (1980-81) -- From Desert One to Point Salines (1981-83) -- Road to Combat Talon II (1984-89) -- Operation Just Cause (1989-90) -- Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-91) -- Mount Pinatubo to Operation Joint Endeavor (1991-95) -- Operation Assured Response to the New Millennium (1996-2000) -- Epilogue. Appendices: Live Fulton STARS made by Combat Talon Aircraft -- Partial summary of upgrades, MOD-90 Combat Talon I.