The U.S. Army is confirming the deaths of four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.

SEATTLE (AP) — Four U.S. Army soldiers who were part of an elite team that does nighttime missions died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed earlier this week near a military base in Washington state, Army officials said Friday.

The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord when it crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday, the U.S. Army Special Operations Command said. The soldiers were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne, officials said.

  • Harvey656@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    “Known as Night Stalkers, these soldiers are recognized for their proficiency in nighttime operations,”

    Hmm… is… this a video game we are talking about? Wtf is this name? Never heard a cool military nickname, its always something dumb.