Three soldiers killed and one injured after two US Army helicopters crash in Alaska while returning from a training flight
Each AH-64 Apache helicopter was carrying two people at the time of the crash, a spokesperson for the US Army Alaska said.Two US Army helicopters have crashed in Alaska while returning from a training flight, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth.
The helicopters were from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, based near Fairbanks.“This is an incredible loss for these soldiers’ families, their fellow soldiers, and for the division,” Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, commanding general of the 11th Airborne Division, said in the Army statement. “Our hearts and prayers go out to their families, friends and loved ones, and we are making the full resources of the Army available to support them.
In March, nine soldiers were killed when two US Army Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters crashed during a routine nighttime training exercise about 30 miles northeast of Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
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