Training Incidents
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 […]
Navy Hawkeye Down
E-2D Hawkeye Mick and Jeff send us the sad news of another military aircraft crash. A Navy early warning E-2D Hawkeye from the Norfolk Naval Air Station came to grief north of Chincoteague Island. 1 dead, 2 rescued after Navy plane crashes near Chincoteague by: Sarah Fearing ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — One person is […]
Marine Osprey involved in an “incident” in Norway
Word has just come in that a USMC MV-22 Osprey aircraft has been involved in an “incident” while in Norway and taking part in NATO Exercise Cold Response 22. Fox News is reporting that the Joint Rescue Coordination Centres of Norway have rescue crews enroute. Here’s the Marine Corps’ latest on it; We can confirm […]
Soldier tried to identify as a ‘weak swimmer’ before Ranger School river drowning
Jeff LPH 3 sends in this Army Times report on the death of Corporal James Requenez. Requenez, assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment, was a student in the Army Ranger School. Near the end, he attempted to flag himself as a poor swimmer on a water event, but the cadre denied the request. Moments later, […]
Navy Helo Mishap
A Navy helo made an emergency landing in Isle of Wright County, Virginia yesterday. Fortunately crew injuries were minor in nature. Having been both a fling and fixed wing flyer, helos have an advantage as they can autorotate and land pretty much anywhere. As well I know. Mick sends. 1 injured after Navy helicopter makes […]
Sword Wielding Ninja Trains With Spec Ops
In yet another sign of the apocalypse, several soldiers from the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (SOAR) training at an airport in the Mojave Desert were reportedly attacked and wounded by “a sword-wielding man dressed as a ninja” and forced to shelter in a hangar and receive medical aid. Any other time and this […]
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 […]
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