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Search and Recovery Underway for Downed Military Helicopter
The military stresses that this is an active, ongoing search and recovery situation, and nonparticipatory aircraft and personnel are asked to stay away to allow the precision equipment used by the military to do its job. This is an ongoing story that will be updated as more information is made available.
The Army said in a statement that the crash happened in a rural area near Joint Base Lewis-McChord at approximately 9 p.m. local time Wednesday. The four servicemembers were assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), the Army said.