Aviation units grounded following fatal crashes

In this photo released by the U.S. Army, AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, fly over a mountain…

In this photo released by the U.S. Army, AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters from the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, fly over a mountain range near Fort Wainwright, Alaska, on June 3, 2019. The U.S. Army says two Army helicopters similar to the ones in this picture crashed Thursday, April 27, 2023, near Healy, Alaska, killing three soldiers and injuring a fourth. The helicopters were returning from a training flight to Fort Wainwright, based near Fairbanks. (Cameron Roxberry/U.S. Army via AP)

by:Perry Groten

Posted:Apr 29, 2023 / 04:39 AM CDT

Updated:Apr 29, 2023 / 11:19 AM CDT

(Associated Press) — The U.S. Army says it has grounded aviation units for training after deadly helicopter crashes in Alaska and Kentucky killed 12 in the past month.

A U.S. Army team from Alabama has been making its way to the Alaska Interior to the investigate the midair collision between two AH-64 Apache helicopters. Three soldiers were killed and a fourth was injured Thursday.

Much is still not publicly known about the crash in the remote interior of the state that’s 250 miles from Anchorage. The AH-64 Apache helicopters were from Fort Wainwright, based near Fairbanks.

Thursday’s deadly crash follows a crash last month in Kentucky that killed nine.