Two U.S. Army Helicopters Crash in Alaska

Two U.S. Military helicopters getting back from a coaching flight crashed close to Healy, Alaska, on Thursday, officers stated.

Emergency medical employees have been on the crash website, the U.S. Military Alaska stated in an announcement, noting that the incident, which concerned two AH-64 Apache helicopters, remained below investigation. Extra info can be launched when it grew to become obtainable, the Military stated.

Two individuals have been aboard every helicopter, John Pennell, a spokesman for the U.S. Military Alaska, advised The Related Press. He had no info on their situations, he stated.

The helicopters have been from the first Assault Reconnaissance Battalion, twenty fifth Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright, officers stated.

The crash comes lower than a month after two U.S. Military Black Hawk helicopters collided throughout a routine coaching mission close to the Kentucky-Tennessee border, killing 9 troopers.

In one other accident in Alaska, in February, two troopers have been injured when an Apache crashed after takeoff.

In 2019, three Military Nationwide Guard members have been killed when the Black Hawk helicopter that was carrying them crashed throughout a take a look at flight in Minnesota. In 2015, 11 individuals have been killed after an Military helicopter conducting a coaching mission went down in a thick blanket of fog over the waters of Santa Rosa Sound, Fla.

Different branches of the U.S. protection forces, together with the U.S. Navy and the Nationwide Guard, have reported related incidents.

Between 2012 and 2021, practically 300 Nationwide Guard helicopters crashed throughout noncombat flights, based on federal authorities investigators, who final month advisable that the Nationwide Guard reassess its security protocols. In June, the U.S. Navy quickly grounded flights to conduct security evaluations.