The United States Army is temporarily halting Apache helicopter training flights following a deadly crash in Texas earlier this week.
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Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood
The backstory:
Two people were killed Wednesday when a Fort Hood AH-64 Apache attack helicopter violently crashed into a field in Central Texas, sparking a wildfire that forced evacuations and sent emergency crews racing to the scene, authorities said.
No cause of the crash was immediately announced. Fort Hood’s criminal investigation division was leading the crash investigation.
Fort Hood is a massive base with 214,968 acres (86,995 hectares) that is used to train and deploy heavy forces.
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FILE – US-PARADE-ARMY-POLITICSAn AH-64 Apache helicopter is displayed ahead of this weekend’s celebration of the US Army’s 250th anniversary, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on June 12, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
Who were the pilots killed in the Fort Hood helicopter crash?
Dig deeper:
The two people who were killed in Fort Hood were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Texas.
Huey entered the Army in 2014 and Olmstead entered in 2023.
They were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
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