They presumed that four special operations soldiers of the US Army. They were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed this week during a routine training exercise in a remote area of the Washington state, near the Lewis-Mcchord joint base, the army said on Friday.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk fell at 9 PM PM on Wednesday in injured field near the base, located about 15 miles southeast of Tacoma, Washington, according to Jacqui Hill, spokesman for the Special Operations Command of the US Army. UU. In Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
There were no survivors among the four staff members who were aboard the plane, all members of the 160th ELITE Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 4th Battalion, assigned to Lewis-Mcchord, he said.
Appeared “Night Stalkers”, this air unit is known for its experience in performing operations under the cover of darkness and for being a pioneer in the night's night flight tactics.
“They were elite warriors who embodied our highest values of the army and the special operations of the army, and their sacrifice will never be forgotten,” said Lieutenant General Jonathan Braga on the four fallen soldiers in a statement.
Hill said the efforts to get to the accident site were complicated by remote location, the fire of the crash and the thick vegetation, and that the recovery operations continued on Friday.
