Army Resumes Apache Helicopter Training Missions After Texas Crash that Killed 2
The pause followed a safety review after a crash near Fort Hood killed two soldiers, and the cause remains under investigation.
- The Army said Wednesday it will resume Apache training missions following a brief pause after a crash last week in Texas killed two Soldiers.
- Chief Warrant Officer Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead died when their Apache helicopter crashed August 12 in a grassy field near Salado, about 30 miles from Fort Hood.
- Assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, the Soldiers' crash remains under investigation by the Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama.
- The Army said training resumed "after a thorough review of safety procedures and flight operations," while combat Apache missions in Iran near the Strait of Hormuz continued throughout the pause.
- Three years ago, the Army grounded all aviation units after 12 Soldiers died in separate crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, requiring additional training before units returned to flight status.
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Army Resumes Apache Training Flights Following Fatal Texas Crash
The U.S. Army announced Wednesday it will restart Apache helicopter training missions after a freeze in the wake of a crash in Texas last week that took the lives of two soldiers. The Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama, is still investigating the cause of the Aug. 12 crash, which took place near Fort Hood, Texas. Military officials stopped Apache training flights beginning Aug. 14, with the decision to continue the training “after a…
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Army resumes Apache helicopter training missions after Texas crash that killed 2
The U.S. Army says it will resume Apache helicopter training missions following a brief pause after two soldiers were killed in a crash last week in Texas.
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ussanews.comU.S. Army orders temporary stand-down of AH-64 Apache training flights after two soldiers die in crash near Salado, Texas
The U.S. Army has temporarily grounded Apache helicopter training flights after two soldiers were killed in a crash in Salado, Texas. The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down in a field near Fort Hood, according to Army and law enforcement officials. The military has not announced what caused the crash. Apache helicopter crash in Texas The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field in Salado. BY: UNSPLASH “The stand-down will remain i…
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