A soldier was killed and another wounded in a helicopter crash during a training exercise at a Kentucky Army base Wednesday, according to reports.
The crash happened around 7 p.m. at Fort Campbell — home to several of the Army’s air-based groups — as troops were conducting a training operation at the base on the Kentucky-Tennessee border, according to Stars and Stripes.
Exactly what happened remains unclear, but one soldier was killed in the crash while the other was pulled to safety.
Emergency responders were on the scene immediately and took the survivor to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital.
They are in stable condition, the Army said.
The names of the soldiers involved are being withheld until next of kin have been fully notified.
“I am devastated by the loss of a Fort Campbell soldier last night who tragically passed during an aviation training exercise,” Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) wrote on X after news broke.
“Lifting up this servicemember’s family in prayer today and will continue to monitor this situation,” she added.
It was just the latest fatal helicopter accident to happen near the Army base.
In 2023, nine soldiers were killed when a pair of Black Hawk helicopters collided during a nighttime training mission about 30 miles from Fort Campbell.
An Army Black Hawk was also involved in a deadly January collision with an American Airlines passenger jet outside of Reagan National Airport in Washington, DC.
All three servicemembers onboard the Black Hawk were killed, as were all 64 passengers and crew on the plane.
