2 US Army Helicopters Crash in Alaska Returning From Training Flight

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Two U.S. Army helicopters returning from a training flight crashed Thursday near Healy, according to Army officials.

No additional details were immediately available. First responders are at the scene of the crash.

The two AH-64 Apache helicopters are from the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright, Army officials said. The incident is under investigation and more information will be released when it becomes available, the Army said in a written statement.

Each helicopter had two soldiers on board, U.S. Army Alaska spokesperson John Pennell said in an email.

Healy is about 100 road miles south of Fairbanks, and about 250 miles north of Anchorage.

In February, an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during takeoff after it stopped to refuel at the Talkeetna Airport, injuring two soldiers. That aircraft was part of a group of four Apache helicopters that were traveling from Fort Wainwright to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for training.

In March, nine soldiers were killed in Kentucky when two Army Black Hawk helicopters crashed while conducting a nighttime training exercise.

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