Posts Tagged ‘Army’
Helicopter crash inquiry findings
Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Maps with not enough information about power lines and inadequate training contributed to an Army helicopter flying from Middle Wallop crashing into cables in north Devon, a board of inquiry finds.
Army finishes 1st crash review of fatal JBLM helicopter accident
Monday, April 30th, 2012
A veteran Army pilot should have seen and avoided another helicopter in a Joint Base Lewis-McChord training area in rural Thurston County just before he crashed into it, according to the Army’s first investigation into a December accident that killed four soldiers in two OH-58 Kiowa helicopters.
Fort Carson Addresses Training Flight Concerns
Friday, April 27th, 2012
The head of Fort Carson said on Thursday that his installation is not why the Army decided to restrict some helicopter training flights.
Carson agrees to restrict helo training flights
Thursday, April 26th, 2012
FORT CARSON, Colo. — The Army has agreed to restrict helicopter training flights over southeastern Colorado after residents complained about low-altitude training flights.
NA personnel hurt in minor chopper accident
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Two Nepal Army (NA) personnel were hurt while they were taking part in a routine training aboard a helicopter at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) Wednesday afternoon.
Relocating National Guard training school takes surprising twist
Friday, January 20th, 2012
A plan to eventually return the National Guard’s Lakota helicopter training school from Capital City Airport to Fort Indiantown Gap has taken an interesting twist. For the past 10 months, the National Guard has been training pilots to fly the Army’s new Lakota helicopter at Capital City Airport. Before then flight instruction was conducted at Fort Indiantown Gap. The Lakota is a new helicopter ...
U.K. training for Greek army air crew
Monday, January 16th, 2012
LINCOLN, England, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Greek army flight crews and technicians are to receive electronic warfare training from Selex Galileo in Britain.
Helicopter practice at Fort Drum Monday
Sunday, January 8th, 2012
Army officials at Fort Drum are telling their northern New York neighbors not to be alarmed if they see a helicopter with a big red cross on it starting Monday.
Names, stories of JBLM helicopter crash victims emerge
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011
The loss of four Joint Base Lewis-McChord Army aviators who died in a helicopter training accident Monday night reverberated around the country Wednesday as the Defense Department identified the victims and loved ones started telling their stories.
