Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.
Hegseth Says Black Hawk Crew In Plane Crash Was 'Fairly Experienced'
‘It’s a Tragedy’: Hegseth Addresses DC Plane, Military Helicopter Crash
'A mistake was made': Secy. Hegseth addresses deadly D.C. plane crash
Defense Secy. Pete Hegseth spoke about the deadly crash between a commercial airline and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., expressing condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in the crash and assuring the incident would be investigated.
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Pete Hegseth reveals Black Hawk crew 'fairly experienced' and had night vision gogglesDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke his silence about the fatal Washington D.C. plane crash and gave an update about President Trump's Guantánamo Bay plan.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has grounded the Army battalion involved in the operation of the Black Hawk helicopter with three soldiers that crashed into a passenger plane with more than
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Defense secretary Pete Hegseth has given more details about the military crew involved in the deadly American Airlines crash. Officials fear as many as 67 people have been killed after the collision between the Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet in Washington DC on Wednesday (29 January).
These two Sikorsky UH-60 "Black Hawk" helicopters shown on approach during Han Kuang military exercises in Taiwan in 2023 are like the one involved in the Washington, D.C., crash with an American Airlines plane.
The Blackhawk that struck an American Airlines flight landing at Reagan airport had three soldiers on board and no VIPs or senior officials were involved.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the military has identified the three soldiers killed in the Black Hawk collision over the Potomac River.
Military spokesman Ron McLendon II said the Army is joining an investigation into the crash headed by the National Transportation Security Board.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Jan. 30 that the Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a civilian jet was carrying out an annual proficiency flight.
American Airlines Flight 5342, carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, crewed by three people, over Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening.
Among the unanswered questions about the crash near Washington, D.C., are the flight pattern of the Black Hawk helicopter and the exact nature of its training exercise.
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