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A U.S. Army helicopter met with an accident on Tuesday. It had 5 soldiers on board who were initially reported missing. Now, their deaths have been confirmed. The President of the United States expressed deep sorrow over the soldiers death.
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A helicopter belonging to the U.S. Army crashed, leading to the death of 5 sailors. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, en route from Creech Air Force Base in Nevada to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, crashed. The Marine Corps stated on Thursday that confirmation of the deaths of five U.S. service members has been made since the helicopter accident in southern California earlier this week.
Major General Michael Borgschulte, Commander of the Third Marine Aircraft Wing, expressed condolences, stating, "With heavy hearts and deep sorrow, I share the loss of three Marine Aircraft Wing and five 'Flying Tigers' outstanding sailors during a training flight." The Marine Corps mentioned that efforts have begun to recover the remains of the victims, and an investigation is underway. President Biden expressed being "heartbroken" by the loss of service members. In a statement, he said, "We express our deepest condolences to their families, their squadrons, and the U.S. Marine Corps as we mourn the loss of our nation's five finest warriors."
Several Incidents Have Took Place Before:
"Last year, there was a series of accidents involving U.S. military aircraft, including the crash of a V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft off the coast of Japan at the end of November, resulting in the death of eight airmen. At the beginning of that month, during a training exercise, a helicopter crashed into the mid-Pacific, causing the death of five U.S. service members. In August, another Osprey accident in Australia led to the death of three sailors. In April, during a collision between two helicopters returning from a training mission in a remote area of Alaska, three more soldiers died, and another was injured."