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Night vision goggles, weather likely factors in Marine helo crash
The CH-53 Super Stallion crashed Feb. 6, 2024, during a night flight when it hit a mountain near Pine Valley, California, killing all five Marines aboard.
By Tara Copp, AP
Safety board calls to end helo flights on route of fatal DC crash
The National Transportation and Safety Board is recommending helicopters no longer fly along the route when planes are landing on specific runways at DCA.
By Jen Judson
Marine Corps cuts back number of Ospreys in Okinawa
The move comes as part of the Marine Corps' 2025 aviation plan that includes efforts to address Osprey safety concerns.
By Riley Ceder
Victim’s family files $250M claims against Army, FAA over DC crash
They are believed to be the first legal claims over the fatal collision of a Black Hawk and a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport.
Salvage effort gets underway in San Diego following Growler jet crash
The start of salvage and recovery operations was delayed several days due to a blustery winter storm that moved through the San Diego area.
By Hope Hodge Seck
Navy jet crashes off San Diego coast; 2 crew members rescued
A Coast Guard official said the two occupants of the E/A-18G Growler were picked up after the crash and are in stable condition.
By Tara Copp, AP
US Marine, 3 contractors killed in Philippines plane crash
A U.S. service member and three defense contractors were killed Thursday when a plane contracted by the U.S. military crashed in the southern Philippines.
Army names 3rd soldier who died in helicopter and airliner crash
Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, also died in the crash.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Vets group blasts Trump plane crash comments as ‘shameful’
The president on Thursday suggested that programs to hire workers with disabilities may have lead to the aircraft collision that killed 67 people.
Trump blames DEI, Army pilot error for deadly Black Hawk collision
Without evidence, Trump blamed air traffic controllers, the helicopter pilots and Democratic policies at federal agencies for Wednesday night's collision.
No survivors in passenger jet-Army helicopter crash near DC: officials
“We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” the DC fire chief said.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press, Tara Copp, AP and Sarah Brumfield