2 Pilots Taken to Hospital After Army Helicopter Crashes During Training in Washington State

2 Pilots Taken to Hospital After Army Helicopter Crashes During Training in Washington State
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JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash.—An Army helicopter crashed at a military base in Washington state during a routine training exercise Monday night, sending the two pilots to a hospital.

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord spokesperson told The News Tribune Tuesday that what the person called an “aviation mishap” on Monday night involved a U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter assigned to 4-6 ACS, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade.