Soldiers belonged to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. The helicopter performed a routine training flight west of the Lewis-Mcchord military base, when it crashed around 21:00 local time on Wednesday-he announced the command of special operations of the US Army. The causes of the disaster are not known, the investigation is underway.
The mission of the regiment is to organize special army operations around the world. “Known as night hunters, soldiers are perfectly trained and ready to perform the most difficult missions in all conditions, anywhere in the world, day and night, with unparalleled precision,” said the command of special operations of the US Army.
Another such disaster in recent years
This is the second fatal catastrophe of this elite unit in recent years. Five soldiers of the special forces of military aviation were killed in 2023, when the helicopter crashed in the eastern part of the Mediterranean sea during a routine refueling mission in the air as part of military training. In March 2024, two soldiers from the Soar unit from the Joint Base Lewis-Mcchord base went to the hospital when their Apache helicopter crashed at the base during routine exercises.
