NEW: Two U.S. Marine Corps pilots have died after the helicopter they were flying crashed near Yuma, Arizona, according to officials.
Both service members were killed while flying an AH-1Z Viper helicopter during a routine training mission as part of a weapons and tactics instructor course, the Marine Corps said
in a statement.The cause of the crash is currently under investigation. The identities of the pilots have not been released.ABC News' Elizabeth Mclaughlin contributed to this report.
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