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The Army has temporarily grounded training flight operations of the AH-64 Apache following Wednesday’s crash near Fort Hood.
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The pilots were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead and were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.
The U.S. Army has named the two soldiers killed when an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down during a maintenance test flight near Salado, Texas, a crash so severe it sparked a 155-acre grass fire and forced evacuations. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, […] The post Army identifies two Fort Hood soldiers killed in Apache helicopter crash near Salado, Texas appeared first on American Almanac .
The U.S. Army has named the two soldiers killed when an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter went down during a maintenance test flight near Salado, Texas, a crash so severe it sparked a 155-acre grass fire and forced evacuations. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Texas, died Wednesday afternoon when their twin-engine Apache crashed into a field south of Salado, roughly 50 miles north of Austin. The Army released their names Friday in a statement that offered few details about what went wrong, saying only that the helicopter "experienced a mishap" during the flight. The crash remains under investigation. Both men were pilots assigned to Bravo Company, 1st…Open
Two service members are dead after an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter crashed near Fort Hood in central Texas. by Diana Zapata • News Writer /Editorial Specialist Published August 13, 2026 SALADO, Texas — Two U.S. [...]
A military helicopter crashed Wednesday in Bell County, Texas, near Fort Hood.
The AH-64 U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter was based out of Fort Hood.
The crew of a U.S. Apache attack helicopter shot down by Iran was rescued by a drone-boat known as Corsair. Why it matters: It was a first-of-its-kind operation, with incredibly high stakes. - It also offers a glimpse at future warfare, in which humans and smart, militarized machinery operate alongside one another. Driving the news: A spokesperson for Central Command, which oversees American military action across the greater Middle East , told Axios the Corsair "picked up" the crew and "transported them to another location on the water," where they were then "hoisted up to a helicopter." - Both crew members are in stable condition. - President Trump blamed Iran for shooting down the AH-64 Apache, which is made by Boeing, and vowed a…
A U.S. Army Apache helicopter crashed while patrolling the Strait of Hormuz, with the two crew members successfully rescued within two hours of the incident. Both pilots are reportedly in stable condition. National Security Correspondent Carla Babb has the details on “National Report.”