Crews Return to the Potomac River to Recover Wreckage from DC Midair Collision
ARLINGTON, Va. — Crews were on the scene on the Potomac River on Monday to retrieve the submerged wreckage of an airliner and an Army helicopter that collided midair in the deadliest U.S. air disaster since 2001. Authorities have recovered and identified 55 of the 67 people killed in the crash and Washington, D.C., Fire […]
Midair Collision Draws Attention to Military Helicopter Training and Previous Accidents
To learn to fly a military helicopter is to take a master class in multitasking. You need both hands and both feet to control the aircraft while keeping a close eye on the horizon and your altitude. If it’s nighttime and you’re flying low, you may be scanning the ground for familiar landmarks using night-vision […]
Final Soldier Killed in Black Hawk Collision Identified as Family, Friends Grieve
The Army on Saturday identified a pilot who was among three soldiers who died when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger airplane over Washington, D.C., this week, after the service initially withheld the name at the request of the family amid online speculation over her identity. Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, of Durham, North […]
Governors Identify 2 Soldiers Killed in Black Hawk Collision While Third Name Withheld by Service
Two of the three soldiers who were killed Wednesday when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger airline have been identified by service and public officials, but the Army on Friday withheld the name of the third service member amid online speculation of the identity. Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, […]
3 Army Soldiers Killed in Tragic Collision with Passenger Plane Near DC Airport
Three unidentified Army soldiers died after their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger flight over Washington, D.C., on Wednesday night during an annual training exercise, according to the Pentagon. The UH-60 helicopter was from Bravo Company, 12th Aviation Battalion, out of Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Heather Chairez, a Joint Task Force North-National Capital Region spokesperson, […]
Soldier Killed in Alaska Base Collision Identified
The U.S. Army has identified the 11th Airborne Division soldier killed in a collision late Sunday on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska as Pfc. Arath Esau Martinez-Arguelles, 20, of Sherman Oaks, California. Martinez-Arguelles, a wheeled-vehicle mechanic with the 6th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), joined the Army in June 2022, Army […]
3 Soldiers Killed in Helicopter Collision, the 2nd Such Accident in Less than a Month
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Three soldiers were killed and one seriously injured Thursday after two U.S. Army helicopters collided midair during a training exercise. The two AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright crashed near Healy, Alaska, according to a statement from John Pennell, a spokesperson for […]