The New York Times reports Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's purge of top generals is leaving the U.S. Army rudderless. Also, the Washington Post reports that a top general was advised to drop the probe into an apache helicopter flying by Kid Rock's home before being fired by Hegseth. MS NOW Pentagon Reporter Priya Sridhar, Retired Lt. General Mark Hertling and former FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael Feinberg join Eugene Daniels to provide their insight.
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 people are dead after an Apache military helicopter crashed in Central Texas, according to authorities. They were the only ones on board the helicopter at the time. NewsNation's Xavier Walton reports the latest on Morning in America. Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
AI:An Apache military helicopter crashed in Central Texas near Fort Hood, resulting in the deaths of both personnel on board. The fatal mishap has prompted the Army to temporarily ground all training flights for the aircraft as investigations into the cause of the crash continue.Open
