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Helicopter Training Incident at Fort Campbell Kills Soldier, Injures Another

A military aviation safety team is investigating the incident following next-of-kin notifications for the soldiers.

FILE - The exterior of a building in Fort Campbell, Ky., is seen on March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Sharon Johnson, file)
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Overview

  • The crash occurred around 7 p.m. Wednesday in a designated training zone at Fort Campbell, which straddles the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
  • Emergency responders pronounced one soldier dead at the scene and transported the other to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, where they are in stable condition.
  • The names of the service members are being withheld until next of kin have been notified in line with military protocol.
  • Fort Campbell hosts the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
  • This incident follows a March 2023 crash during a nighttime training flight that killed nine service members and raises recurring safety concerns at the base.