03/31/2023
30 March 2023: Two Black Hawk helicopters crashed near Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Nine soldiers were killed in the crash. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families and loved ones.
The nine US service members were killed when two Black Hawk helicopters of the 101st Airborne Division crashed late Wednesday in southwestern Kentucky, officials said. There were no survivors.
The crash occurred around 10:00 pm in Trigg County near the Tennessee border, officials at nearby Fort Campbell said early Thursday. They were taking part "in a routine training mission when the incident occurred," the base said in a statement on Facebook.
The helicopters were medical evacuation aircraft, and it's believed the crash happened while they were flying and not during a medical evacuation drill, Brig. Gen. John Lubas, deputy commander of the 101st Airborne Division, said during a Thursday morning news conference at Fort Campbell.
The aircraft went down in an open field across from a residential area, so no additional casualties or injuries were reported, he said.
The names of the deceased will not be released until all their families have been notified, Lubas said.
"We're going to do what we always do," Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said during the news conference, acknowledging the fallen soldiers' families. "We're going to wrap our arms around these families, and we're going to be there with them, not just for the days but the weeks and months and years to come."
