Training Incidents
Large Iranian navy ship sinks in Gulf after blaze
IRIS Kharg Iran has managed to sink its largest military ship, Islamic Republic of Iran Ship (IRIS) Kharg, near the port of Jask in the Gulf of Oman. The vessel caught fire and, after some 20 hours of fire fighting efforts, sank. The crew reportedly was safely evacuated prior to the loss. Kharg was being […]
82nd Abn trooper dies in training accident
Jeff LPH 3 sends in the word that Specialist Abigail Jenks, aged 21, has died as the result of a training incident. A member of the 82nd Airborne Division, Jenks was conducting a static-line jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the time of her death. An investigation is underway. Army Times reports; A […]
Rescue Swimmer School Claims Another
A 30-year-old sailor died Tuesday, more than a week after he became unresponsive while training to become a helicopter rescue swimmer on board Naval Air Station Pensacola. Airman Nathan Burke of Lubbock, Texas, died at Baptist Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, Navy officials announced. He’d been attending Aviation Rescue Swimmer School and was training in a […]
Another Training Fatality
David sends us the sad news of the loss of Spc. James Requenez, who lost his life during the swamp phase of Ranger training at Eglin AFB. Details are few as the Army conducts its investigation. Army investigating death of soldier during ‘swamp phase’ of Ranger School By Morgan Winsor The U.S. Army is investigating […]
Alabama military plane crash leaves 2 dead
The crashed plane was a two-seat T-38 jet assigned to the 14th Flying Training Wing based out of Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi Michael Ruiz, Brie Stimson Two pilots flying a training mission were killed Friday when a military jet crashed near Montgomery Regional Airport in Alabama, the U.S. Air Force confirmed. The two-seat […]
Idaho National Guard loses three on a Black Hawk during night training
ChipNASA and the KoB send in the sad news that another three Army aviators have perished in a nighttime training op crash. From Fox News; Three Idaho Army National Guard pilots have been killed after the Black Hawk helicopter they were traveling in crashed Tuesday night, officials announced Wednesday. The incident happened during a routine […]
Navy Trainer Aircraft Crash
T-6B Texan Sad news, a Navy T-6B Texan aircraft ahs crashed in Alabama yesterday, killing both crewmembers. Fortunately no one else was injured. KoB sends. Navy plane crashes into Alabama neighborhood, killing both crewmen Aircraft is a “tandem-seat, turboprop trainer” By Paul Best A U.S. Navy T-6B Texan II aircraft crashed in Foley, Ala., on […]
US F-16 fighter jet crashes in South Carolina
F-16CM A US Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft crashed during a training mission in South Carolina, killing the pilot, the Pentagon said today.It said the pilot was on a “routine training mission” when the crash occurred. The pilot’s name is being until the next of kin can be notified. Fair winds and following seas. ChipNASA […]
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