Washington, D.C., newly appointed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of Defense is working alongside a senior-level investigation team from the U.S. Army aviation Center of Excellence to find out what exactly happened in the accident that is believed to have claimed 64 civilian and three soldiers' lives.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth took to social media to post a video statement regarding what happened Wednesday night when an
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth has given more details about the military crew involved in the deadly American Airlines crash. Officials fear as many as 67 people have been killed after the collision between the Army Black Hawk helicopter and American Airlines regional jet in Washington DC on Wednesday (29 January).
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter that crashed into flight 5342 was retraining a continuity of government mission. Here's what that means.
In the three years before the deadly collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines flight near Reagan National Airport, at least two other pilots reported near-misses with helicopters while landing at the airport,
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has grounded the Army battalion involved in the operation of the Blackhawk helicopter with three soldiers that crashed into a passenger plane with more than
Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called the horrific Washington DC plane crash a “horrible loss of life” while providing an update on the incident Thursday
Donald Trump gave a briefing on the Jan. 29 helicopter-airplane crash on Jan. 29, in which a U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter collided midair with American Airlines Flight 5342 as it approached Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
According to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, the Army helicopter was on an "annual proficiency training flight" and the three soldiers on board had night vision goggles.
Watch live as defense secretary Pete Hegseth addresses the nation after 67 passengers are feared dead after an American Airlines jet collided with a military helicopter..
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport has been granted a 48-hour operational pause.