Helicopter Crashes Near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State
The main flag pole in front of the U.S. Army I Corps headquarters on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, south of Tacoma, Wash., hangs at half-staff, on Dec. 5, 2018. Ted S. Warren/AP
TACOMA, Wash.—A helicopter crashed in Washington state near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, the U.S. Army said Thursday. There was no immediate word of how many people were aboard and their conditions.
The helicopter crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday near the base, an Army official said in a statement.
