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| Four service members [160th] were aboard military helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord: Army |
| 2025-09-19 |
| [FoxNews] Officials lost contact with aircraft near Joint Base Lewis-McChord Wednesday night The U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs office told Fox News Digital the "aviation mishap" happened around 9 p.m. local time and four service members assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) were on board the MH-60 Black Hawk. The crash happened in the Summit Lake area, according to a Facebook post from the Thurston County Sheriff's Office. "We have been advised that the military lost contact with a helicopter in the area, and we are working closely with JBLM to deploy any resources needed to assist," the post said. The conditions of the service members are unclear, as of Thursday night. The cause of the crash is under investigation, according to the Army. The base is about 10 miles south of Tacoma under the jurisdiction of the U.S. Army Joint Base Headquarters. |
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