Overview

• An Army Black Hawk helicopter circling the Pentagon caused two commercial flights to abort landings at Reagan National Airport last week.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy criticized the Pentagon for not disclosing who was aboard the helicopter and questioned the criteria for VIP transport.
• The Pentagon characterized the flight as a training mission, but no further explanation has been provided despite Duffy's inquiries.
• The Army's 12th Aviation Battalion has temporarily halted training flights in the area following the incident.
• The near-miss follows a January collision between an Army helicopter and a passenger jet near Reagan National, which killed 67 people and led to tightened airspace restrictions.