American officials informed on Sunday (November 12) that an army helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea during training practice. 5 American soldiers died in this accident. However, officials did not confirm where the accident took place. Let us tell you that America has deployed a fighter warhead ship in the Mediterranean Sea to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from turning into a regional conflict.
The US European Command (EUCOM) released a statement on the November 10 accident, saying that a US Army helicopter carrying 5 people was involved in an air refuelling mission during Army training and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. Done. All 5 members of the helicopter died. The country’s President, Joe Biden, paid tribute to the victims.
MH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter Crew
Paying tribute, President Joe Biden said that our soldiers risk their lives for the country every day. They willingly take risks to keep the American people safe. Apart from this, Defense Minister Lloyd Austin also expressed his condolences in a statement and identified the crashed aircraft as a helicopter.
Three American officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that the martyred soldiers were crew members of the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, who were on a training mission to refuel late Friday night. The aircraft crashed off the coast of Cyprus.
Accidents Involving The US Military In Recent Years
There have been several other crashes involving US military aircraft in recent years, including an F-35 stealth fighter plane that crashed in South Carolina in September. The pilot had died in this. In April this year, two helicopters returning from a training mission collided in a remote area of Alaska.
American soldiers were killed, and another was injured in this accident. Last month, two US Army helicopters crashed during a night training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers on board.
