The Army has released the identities of the three soldiers who were killed in a crash involving two Apache helicopters on Thursday.
The tragic collision near Healy, Alaska, occurred as the soldiers of the 1st Attack Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Wainwright were returning to base from a training mission.
The unit is part of the 11th Airborne Division, which is nicknamed the “Arctic Angels.”
Two of the soldiers died at the site of the collision, while the third died on the way to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. A fourth soldier, who was injured in the crash, arrived at the hospital in time to receive treatment….