DEVELOPING: Several casualties reported after two U.S. Army Blackhawk helicopters crashed during a training incident in Kentucky, officials say.
early Thursday morning."Right now our focus is on the Soldiers and their families who were involved."
The crash unfolded at around 10 p.m. local time during training in Trigg County, to the west of the Army base Fort Campbell, the base said in a statement early Thursday.“We’ve got some tough news out of Fort Campbell, with early reports of a helicopter crash and fatalities are expected,” Beshear“Please pray for all those affected,” Beshear said in the message.
Kentucky State Police were on the scene of the helicopter crash, along with military investigators and several other agencies, the department said in a news release early Thursday morning.Nicknamed the"Screaming Eagles," the 101st Airborne Division was activated on Aug. 16, 1942 and is based near Kentucky's border with Tennessee.
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