Black Hawk chopper unit was on annual proficiency training flight, Hegseth says
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth calls the deadly aircraft collision involving a Black Hawk and a civilian airliner "a tragedy" in a statement obtained exclusively by Fox News.
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, former Black Hawk pilot, on flying in area where crash occurred
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, a former Blackhawk pilot, talked with CBS News' Nikole Killion about the midair collision of a plane and Blackhawk helicopter.
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Pete Hegseth reveals Black Hawk crew 'fairly experienced' and had night vision goggles
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke his silence about the fatal Washington D.C. plane crash and gave an update about President Trump's Guantánamo Bay plan.
Trump bashes decade-old memo calling FAA ‘too white’ while blaming DEI for D.C. crash
Trump blames DEI for weakening FAA in aftermath of Reagan National plane crash
Trump blames air traffic controller, helicopter pilot, and DEI efforts for deadly plane crash
President Donald Trump cast political blame on the previous Democratic administration during a press conference about the fatal collision.
Army helicopter in DC crash was on 'routine' training flight carrying night-goggles
The Army helicopter that slammed into a passenger plane on Wednesday night was on a 'routine annual retraining,' Sec. of Defense Pete Hegseth said.
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‘Tragically, last night, a mistake was made’: Pentagon halts flights as Army helicopter collides midair with commercial jet over DC
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Army’s 12th Aviation Battalion that includes the Black Hawk helicopter involved in the deadly crash near Ronald Reagan National Airport has been granted a 48-hour operational pause.
Lunatic arrested outside Capitol with Molotov cocktails, knives after allegedly threatening to kill Pete Hegseth, Mike Johnson
US Capitol Police arrested an unhinged man with knives and Molotov cocktails who allegedly intended to murder House Speaker Mike Johnson as well as Trump cabinet appointees Pete Hegseth and Scott
Trump attacks Biden, Buttigieg, Obama after DC plane crash, says FAA hired unqualified workers: ‘I put safety first’
Trump used a White House briefing about Wednesday night’s deadly collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter over the Potomac River to rail against the Obama and Biden
Trump consoles crash victims then dives into politics, attacks diversity initiatives in FAA hiring
Trump acknowledged it was too soon to draw conclusions but nonetheless moved to assign blame. Trump said he had no evidence to support his claims that diversity initiatives and hiring preferences played a role in the crash.
What is a continuity of government mission, the plan that the army helicopter was practicing when it crashed into American Airlines flight 5342?
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the helicopter that crashed into flight 5342 was retraining a continuity of government mission. Here's what that means.
FAA report says staffing in control tower was 'not normal' at time of deadly air collision near DC
Staffing in the air traffic control tower was "not normal" at time of the midair collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., according to a report by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Trump slams diversity efforts, says FAA hiring has hurt air safety in remarks on fatal plane crash
President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed his predecessors and Democratic diversity measures and suggested that the Federal Aviation Administration’s diversity efforts had made air travel less safe.