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Four U.S. Army special operations soldiers are presumed to have been killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed earlier this week during a routine training drill in a remote area near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, the Army announced Friday.
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk went down around 9 p.m. PDT on Wednesday in rugged terrain close to the base, located about 15 miles southeast of Tacoma, according to Jacqui Hill, spokesperson for the U.S. Army Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
All four personnel aboard the aircraft, members of the elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, 4th Battalion, based at Lewis-McChord, were killed in the crash. No survivors were recovered, Hill confirmed.
Known as the “Night Stalkers,” this airborne unit specializes in nighttime operations and has been a trailblazer for the Army’s dark-hour flying tactics.
“Our fallen soldiers were warriors who represented the highest ideals of the Army and Army Special Operations. Their sacrifice will always be remembered,” Lieutenant General Jonathan Braga said in a statement honoring the fallen.
Hill added that the effort to reach the crash site was hindered by the remote location, ongoing fire from the wreckage, and dense vegetation, with recovery operations ongoing on Friday.
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