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The U.S. Army has temporarily grounded Apache helicopter training flights following the deaths of two soldiers in an AH-64E crash near Fort Hood, Texas, on Wednesday. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmsted, 25, were killed when their Apache crashed in a rural field near Salado. The crash sparked a wildfire, but no buildings were struck. The Army has not identified a cause and says the stand-down will remain in place until investigators have a better understanding of the accident. The temporary grounding affects training flights, not necessarily the entire Apache fleet. The AH-64 remains heavily used by Army and National Guard units and has also seen


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The U.S. Army has temporarily grounded Apache helicopter training flights following the deaths of two soldiers in an AH-64E crash near Fort Hood, Texas, on Wednesday.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmsted, 25, were killed when their Apache crashed in a rural field near Salado. The crash sparked a wildfire, but no buildings were struck.

The Army has not identified a cause and says the stand-down will remain in place until investigators have a better understanding of the accident.

The temporary grounding affects training flights, not necessarily the entire Apache fleet. The AH-64 remains heavily used by Army and National Guard units and has also seen combat during the Iran war, including an Apache reportedly shot down by an Iranian drone over the Strait of Hormuz in June.