Two United States Army Black Hawk helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) crashed in Kentucky during a training mission on Wednesday night, resulting in several casualties, officials said. The accident occurred at around 10 p.m. in Trigg County, northwest of Fort Campbell. The 101st Airborne Division confirmed the crash in a tweet, stating, “We can confirm two aircraft from the 101st were involved in an accident last night resulting in several casualties. Right now our focus is on the soldiers and their families who were involved.”
Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear later announced that fatalities were expected. “We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected,” he wrote on Twitter, adding that Kentucky police and emergency management were responding and asking for prayers for those affected.
Fort Campbell, home to the 101st Airborne Division— the U.S. Army’s only air‑assault division—said the incident is under investigation and that more information will be released as it becomes available. The division, nicknamed the “Screaming Eagles,” was activated in August 1942 and gained renown during World War II in the D‑Day landings and the Battle of the Bulge, and has more recently seen action in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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