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Three soldiers were killed and one was injured Thursday after two Army helicopters collided near Healy, Alaska, according to a statement from the U.S. Army.
The names of the dead will be withheld until 24 hours after their relatives are notified, according to statement from the 11th Airborne Division.
The aircraft were AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment at Fort Wainwright. Two of the soldiers were declared dead at the scene, and a third died on the way to the hospital, according to the statement. A fourth soldier was hospitalized.
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The helicopters were returning from a training mission when they collided. Each one was carrying two people at the time of the crash, John Pennell, a spokesperson for the U.S. Army Alaska, said Thursday.
The AH-64 Apache is a twin-engine attack helicopter equipped with a cannon, rockets and missiles.
