SEATTLE — Four U.S. Army soldiers who were part of an elite team that does nighttime missions died when the MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter they were aboard crashed earlier this week near a military base in Washington state, Army officials said Friday.
What You Need To Know • The U.S. Army is confirming the deaths of four special operations soldiers aboard a U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state • The helicopter was on a routine training mission west of the base when it crashed at about 9 p.m. Wednesday • Officials said the soldiers were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Airborne • The regiment's mission is to organize, equip and employ Army special operations aviation forces around the world, accordi