The Army experienced two Apache helicopter crashes in the span of 48 hours, the service said, after a second crash sent two soldiers to the hospital Wednesday.
Wednesday’s incident occurred at approximately 6:30 p.m., when the AH-64 Apache from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, crashed during a routine exercise. Two servicemembers were mildly injured and transported to a base hospital that night before being released,The other incident occurred on Monday at about 9:30 p.m. and resulted in two other injuries. The make of the helicopter was the same as Wednesday’s incident, and the cause of that crash is also being investigated.
The crashes come after two other helicopters crashed in February. Both were part of the National Guard. The first crash occurred in Utah on Feb. 12 and resulted in two injuries but no deaths. The second crash on Feb. 23 resulted in the deaths of both pilots in Mississippi.“We are a combat force with helicopters training or on mission worldwide every day,” Lt. Gen. Jon A. Jensen, director of the Army National Guard, said at the time. “Safety is always at the top of our minds.
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