Navy helicopter crash marks the 5th military aviation mishap in less than 2 weeks

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“While the causes of these incidents are not known, two things are clear: Six service members have died in crashes this month alone, and 2022 is far from over,” reports @JeffSchogol

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Navy helicopter crash marks the 5th military aviation mishap in less than 2 weeks
Six service members have been killed in crashes since June 3.
9:29 AM · Jun 10, 2022

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A Navy MH-60S Seahawk crashed near El Centro, California, on Thursday, making it the fifth U.S. military aviation mishap in less than two weeks. All five crew members aboard the helicopter survived and one member of the crew was treated at a local hospital for injuries that were described as “non-life-threatening,” according to U.S. Naval Air Forces.

The incident happened just one day after a deadly MV-22B Osprey crash, near Glamis, California, that cost the lives of the five Marines on board, who were serving with Marine Aviation Group 39, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. As of Friday morning, the names of the crew members had not been publicly released pending next of kin notification.

Two separate mishaps were reported on June 6. An Army AH-64 Apache crashed near Ozark, Alabama, injuring two crew members aboard. Meanwhile, a Taiwanese F-16 flown by a U.S. Air Force pilot made an emergency landing in Hawaii, during which the fighter’s nose landing gear collapsed – the most recent in a series of “hard landings” for F-16s.

Independent safety boards are investigating the June 6 mishap in Hawaii as well as a May 31 incident, when a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 skidded off the runway while landing, said Air Force spokeswoman Ann Stefanek.

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