Army Spc. Tyrice Weaver died when his 5-ton tactical vehicle rolled while conducting a platoon convoy at the Yukon Training Area at Fort Wainwright. Two other soldiers who were airlifted to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and released the following day.
FedEx driver Randall A. Villareal of Yuma said he drifted into the oncoming lane on Ogilby Road about 25 miles from Yuma Tuesday morning, where he collided with a 7-ton Marine Corps vehicle. The military vehicle overturned, a its 20-year-old driver, reportedly from Sacramento, was killed.
Soldiers from La. National Guard base are missing and presumed dead, after Army helicopter crash. The helicopter was taking part in routine training exercises when it crashed on a beach between Pensacola and Destin, FL.
Two Marines died when their helicopter crashed during training in Southern California. The Third Marine Aircraft Wing chopper had just the two onboard when it crashed late Friday afternoon at the base in Twentynine Palms. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
The Defense Department will investigate the crash of an Idaho Army National Guard helicopter during a training mission that killed the two men aboard the Apache combat helicopter that crashed around 7 p.m.
A military jet crashed into a field near a naval base in Southern California. the Pilot was killed in the accident at approximately 5:15 p.m. Wednesday near Naval Station Ventura County, which is located near the city of Port Hueneme northwest of Los Angeles.
Pentagon officials say two U.S. Navy jets have crashed into the western Pacific Ocean and that one pilot was rescued and a search is on for the other. The Navy says the rescued pilot was returned to the carrier and is being treated. It says the planes haven't been recovered.
The helicopter was conducting tow training with another aircraft at the time of the incident. The report explains that a fire had ignited in the wall of the crew cabin behind the cockpit.