Nine soldiers were killed in a crash of two medical evacuation Black Hawk helicopters during a routine nighttime training mission over Kentucky, the U.S. Army said, in one of the military’s deadliest training accidents in recent years. | Reuters
Lubas said an aircraft safety investigations team from Fort Rucker in Alabama would arrive later on Thursday to review data from onboard computers, which he said were similar to the black boxes in commercial aircraft.
Lubas added that one helicopter had five soldiers aboard while the other had four, and they were using night-vision goggles. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said he was working with the Army to make sure the families receive the care they need. Army Secretary Christine Wormuth addressed a Senate committee, where lawmakers expressed their condolences, and said it was tough moment for the U.S. military’s biggest service branch.“Thank you for your comments and thoughts and prayers for the families of our soldiers who were killed in the crash. Our hearts go out to them,” Wormuth told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “It’s a heavy day for the Army.
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