2 US Army Apache Helicopters Crash Within 48 Hours

AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, fly over a mountain range near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on June 3, 2019. Cameron Roxberry/U.S. Army via AP

Two U.S. Army Apache helicopters have crashed within 48 hours, marking the latest in a number of incidents involving the aircraft.

The first crash took place on Monday night at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington at around 9:30 p.m. and involved an AH-64E Apache helicopter, a spokesperson from the 7th Infantry Division told the Military Times.