Pentagon Says Suspension Lifted for South Carolina Helicopter Pilots Following July 4 Beach Event
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Eight South Carolina National Guard helicopter pilots have been returned to flying duties following a suspension over a low-flying sweep over beachgoers as part of a July 4 event honoring service members. “Effective immediately, the suspension of all involved South Carolina pilots has been lifted,” Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell wrote Friday […]
Sikorsky Helicopter That Flew Presidents Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, Ford Gets Full Restoration
As the Nixon Library prepares to make a big announcement, a famous aircraft used by multiple presidents is getting a makeover. On Monday, June 29, the library located in Yorba Linda, Calif., is scheduled to formally announce and reveal plans to build a new educational center on its campus. That news coincides with a grand […]
Trump Says Pilots Are Fine After US Helicopter Crashes near Strait of Hormuz
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed early Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, but President Donald Trump said the two crew members aboard were not injured in the incident near the strategic waterway that Iran has effectively closed during the war. What caused the crash remains unclear in […]
Army Names New Helicopter the MV-75 Cheyenne II, Honoring the Plains Tribes
The U.S. Army officially named its next-generation assault aircraft the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15, attaching a name with deep roots in Plains warrior history and a lineage that reaches back to a Cold War helicopter program that never made it to the fleet. The announcement came during the Army Aviation Association of America’s […]
Kid Rock Army Helicopter Video Sparks Questions About Taxpayer Funding
Kid Rock is facing some backlash after posting a video of an Army Apache helicopter flying low over his Nashville home, with critics questioning whether taxpayer-funded Army resources were used. The footage, shared by the 55-year-old artist on March 28 across social media, shows him saluting as the aircraft hovers near his property, standing beside […]
Hegseth Lifts Army Personnel Suspension Over Kid Rock Helicopter Incident
UPDATED 9:16 p.m. ET, March 31: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth lifted the suspension that was announced earlier in the day. In an X post, Hegseth wrote: “Pilots [sic] suspension LIFTED. No punishment. No investigation. Carry on, patriots.” The U.S. Army has suspended the air crew involved in a viral helicopter incident near Kid Rock’s Tennessee […]
Army identifies 4 soldiers killed in military helicopter crash in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The Army has released the names of four soldiers killed Wednesday when the military helicopter they were on crashed near a base in Washington state. The victims are chief warrant officers Andrew Cully and Andrew Kraus, and sergeants Donavon Scott and Jadalyn Good, the Army said Monday in a release. Cully, […]
4 Service Members Were Aboard US Army Helicopter that Crashed in Washington State
TACOMA, Wash. — Four service members were aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, the Army said in a release Thursday. The Army did not release their conditions. The helicopter was on a routine training mission when it crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, an […]
Army Says 4 Soldiers Died in a Helicopter Crash in Washington State This Week
SEATTLE — Four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state are “believed to be dead,” the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said Friday. The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of the base when it crashed at about 9 p.m. […]
Helicopter crashes near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A helicopter crashed in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the U.S. Army said Thursday. There was no immediate word of how many people were aboard and their conditions. The helicopter crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday near the base, an Army official said in a statement. “This remains a developing […]