Four U.S. Army special operations soldiers are dead after the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed during a routine training mission in Washington state, the Army said on Sept. 19.
The helicopter crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) around 9 p.m. local time on Sept. 17, according to the Army. The four elite soldiers were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), known as the “Night Stalkers,” based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
“Our hearts are with the families, friends, and teammates of these Night Stalkers,” Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga, commander of the U.S. Army Special Operations Command, said in a statement….