Airborne & Special Operations Museum

About Airborne & Special Operations Museum

The United States Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum (ASOM) is part of the U.S. Army Museum Enterprise 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 primarily by civilians and volunteers on a day-to-day basis, but remains owned and administered by the Army through the U.S. Army Center of Military History, a part of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC).

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. 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 held an exhibit dedicated to the "Monuments Men", including artifacts, artwork and other items related to their work protecting artistic treasures during World War II.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Founded
1999
Opened
2000

More museums in Fayetteville →Best museums in North Carolina →

Photos of Airborne & Special Operations Museum

Follow on Instagram
  1. Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville01FayettevilleUS Army · Public domain
  2. Anywhere, anytime, in anything, I am airborne, Paratroopers, past and present, celebrate National Airborne Day 130824-A-PP02Anywhere, anytime, in anything, I am airborne, Paratroopers, past and present, celebrate National Airborne Day -A-PPStaff Sgt. Nancy Lugo · Public domain
  3. All Americans celebrate National Airborne Day DVIDS03All Americans celebrate National Airborne Day DVIDSCapt. Thomas Cieslak · Public domain
  4. Airborne-0380 WW2 German Afrika Korps uniform, tunic, pith helmet, water bottle. U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville, North Carolina04Airborne- WW2 German Afrika Korps uniform, tunic, pith helmet, water bottle. U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum, Fayetteville, North Carolinaj.adams1 · CC BY 2.0
  5. Airborne and Special Operations Museum05Airborne and Special Operations MuseumGary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0
  6. Airborne Beginnings06Airborne BeginningsGary Todd from Xinzheng, China · CC0

Shared by photographers under free licenses on Wikimedia Commons. Tap a photo to see it full size there.

Visitor reviews

No one has reviewed Airborne & Special Operations Museum yet. If you've been, tell other visitors what stood out and when you went. Anyone who has visited can write one, with or without their name, and we read each review before it appears.

No reviews yet. Been here? Be the first to share your visit.

Visited Airborne & Special Operations Museum? Write a review

No account needed. We read every review before it appears.

Nearby museums

Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within 1.2 miles of Airborne & Special Operations Museum; the closest, Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, is about a mile away.