{"id":15198,"date":"2009-10-23T10:21:11","date_gmt":"2009-10-23T15:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=15198"},"modified":"2009-10-23T13:03:46","modified_gmt":"2009-10-23T18:03:46","slug":"1-dead-8-injured-in-training-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=15198","title":{"rendered":"1 dead, 8 injured in training accident (Updated)"},"content":{"rendered":"

An Army helicopter crashed into a Navy ship<\/a> off of Virginia’s coast early this morning killing one service member and sending eight others to the hospital. I guess it’s a tough reminder that training for war is just as difficult as the actual war. <\/p>\n

According to news reports, all of the survivors are stable, whatever that means. <\/p>\n

UPDATE at 1400Z23102009: <\/strong>More on the accident from the Associated Press<\/a>;<\/p>\n

Service members were rappelling down a rope from the helicopter to the USNS Arctic around 8 p.m. Thursday off the Virginia coast near Fort Story when the crash happened, Navy spokeswoman Lt. J. G. Megan Issac said.<\/p>\n

The helicopter crashed into the ship\u2019s stern and ended up on its side, Rear Adm. Mark H. Buzby, commander of the Military Sealift Command, said at a news conference Friday morning at Naval Station Norfolk. A small fire on the ship\u2019s deck was quickly extinguished. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

“It was a routine visit, board, search and seizure exercise that takes place between Army and Navy units on a fairly regular basis,\u2018\u2019 Buzby said, adding that ships like the Arctic are used because they are similar to merchant ships.<\/p>\n

The exercise trains the service members on how to quickly board a ship that might be threatened by pirates or terrorists, for instance, Buzby said.<\/p>\n

The Arctic has returned to Naval Station Norfolk, and the damaged helicopter remained aboard the ship. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The names of the casualties haven’t been released yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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