US Army Grounds All Aviation Units After Fatal Helicopter Crashes Kill 12 Soldiers
- Two Army helicopters collided near Healy, Alaska, resulting in three soldiers dead and one injured.
- The U.S. Army has grounded aviation units for training after 12 soldiers died within the last month in helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky.
- Military investigators were making their way to Alaska’s interior, with a team from Fort Novosel, Alabama, expected to arrive at the crash site by Saturday.
- Three soldiers killed in helicopter collision in Alaska identified as Chief Warrant Officer 3 Christopher Robert Eramo, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle D. McKenna, and Warrant Officer 1 Stewart Duane Wayment.
- A fourth soldier was injured and in stable condition in the Alaska crash.