Training Incidents
Yet another Osprey crash
In a depressingly familiar story – an Air Force CV-22B Osprey went down off Japan. One confirmed killed, no word on the other 7 on board as of Wednesday afternoon. The Osprey came down around 3:00 pm local time today, off Yakushima Island, western Japan. That island is located around 45 miles south of the […]
Alaska Training Fatalities
Light Medium Tactical Vehicle Two 11th Airborne soldiers killed, a dozen injured in LMTV rollover By Davis Winkie Two soldiers assigned to the 11th Airborne Division at Fort Wainwright, Alaska, were killed and a dozen more were injured Monday afternoon when their truck rolled over near the Yukon Training Area, according to local media reports. […]
Army Aviation Safety Stand Down
A second deadly helo incident killing three has prompted the Army to declare a moratorium on flying. 12 soldiers have perished in two accidents in a month- the first involved two Black Hawk helicopters participating in a night training exercise in Kentucky. The most recent incident occurred when two Apache helicopters collided as they were […]
Routine Training Mission Claims 9
HH-60 Blackhawk Tragic, fatal flight mishap in Kentucky. Army Black Hawk helicopters crash, killing 9 service members: official Crash between two Army HH60 Black Hawk helicopters happened during training mission near Fort Campbell in Kentucky By Lawrence Richard , Liz Friden , Greg Norman | Fox News An Army official confirmed to Fox News on […]
Thai Warship Capsizes
HTMS Sukhothai in extremis A corvette operated by the Royal Thai Navy, HTMS Sukhothai, came to grief early Monday. 33 crewmembers are listed as missing. Severe weather was a factor. The crew fought for several hours to save their ship but to no avail. AW1 Rod sends. Survivor found after Thai warship sinks, but dozens […]
Missing M240. Ooops…
Seems the Army misplaced an M240 machine gun out at Ft. Irwin. CID is posting wanted posters (above ) to encourage anyone who knows of it to drop a dime. Are you currently somewhere near the Army’s National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, California? If so, have you seen an M240B machine gun? If you […]
Marine Corps Osprey crashes in Southern California desert
Jeff LPH 3 sends in word of another Marine Corps tilt-rotor going down. From Marine Corps Times; A Marine Corps aircraft crashed Wednesday in the Southern California desert and civilian and military emergency crews were responding, but there were no immediate details about those on board, the military said. The MV-22B Osprey belonged to the […]
One paratrooper dead, three injured in training crash
Poetrooper sends in the unfortunate reminder that training for war can be as deadly as war itself. From American Military News; One U.S. soldier was killed and three other soldiers injured in a military vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Fort Bragg, the XVIII Airborne Corps confirmed to American Military News on Friday. The deceased soldier […]
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