Four soldiers were killed Monday night when two Army helicopters crashed at a military base not far Tacoma, Wash., according to the Associated Press.
The two copters crashed in the training area of Joint Base Lewis-McChord at about 8 p.m. The victims has not yet been identified. According to AP, it wasn’t known whether the aircraft crashed into each other or separately.
The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters were training, AP reported. That chopper is a two-seat, single-engine, four-bladed helicopter known as a scout helicopter, as it is often used for reconnaissance.
The Army Combat Readiness Center from Fort Rucker, Ala., is speerheading the investigation of the incident, and Tuesday morning the crash site had been secured.
AP characterized Joint Base Lewis-McChord as one of the biggest in the nation, with 100,000 military and civilian personnel.
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