1 soldier dead, another injured in Fort Campbell helicopter training incident
Jun 12, 2025, 8:43 AM
FILE - The exterior of a building in Fort Campbell, Ky., is seen on March 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Sharon Johnson, file)
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(AP Photo/Sharon Johnson, file)
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) 鈥� One soldier was killed and another was injured in a helicopter training incident at Fort Campbell, military officials announced Thursday.
The incident involving two service members happened around 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Fort Campbell training area, the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) said in a release. Emergency services responded, and one soldier was confirmed dead while the other was taken to Blanchfield Army Community Hospital and was in stable condition, officials said.
The soldiers鈥� names are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notifications. The incident is under investigation.
In March 2023, two HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to the 101st Airborne collided during a nighttime training flight about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Fort Campbell, killing all nine soldiers aboard. The Fort Campbell Army post is located along the Kentucky-Tennessee border.
