US Army Halts Apache Training Flights After 2 Soldiers Die in Fort Hood Crash
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Updated · CNN · Aug 14
US Army Halts Apache Training Flights After 2 Soldiers Die in Fort Hood Crash
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Aug 14
Summary
All AH-64 Apache training flights were temporarily stood down after a helicopter crashed near Fort Hood, Texas, killing two soldiers on Wednesday.
Army leaders said the halt will stay in place until investigators determine the accident’s root cause; the Army Combat Readiness Center team arrived at the scene Thursday to lead the probe.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth Olmstead, 25, were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
The crash hit one of the Army’s core attack aircraft: the two-seat Apache, first introduced in 1984, remains slated to fly through 2050 after repeated upgrades.