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Saturday, August 15, 2026

The United States Army is temporarily halting all Apache helicopter training flights after a crash this week near Fort Hood, Texas, killed two soldiers. "Army leaders directed a temporary stand-down of AH64 Apache training flight operations," the Army said in a statement. "The stand-down will remain in effect until we have a better understanding of the root cause of the accident."

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Another DEI pilot?

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-08-15 12:58 AM | Reply

Another DEI pilot?

One looked pretty dark. Hegseth must have missed him in the cull.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-15 01:00 AM | Reply

Good idea. But I don't trust the Buffoon to use it for any thing other than another cover up.

#3 | Posted by et_al at 2026-08-15 01:15 AM | Reply

Good idea.

I agree. Been a few days and they have no idea what happened yet.

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-08-15 01:17 AM | Reply

It was a maintenance test flight.

This is usually were things can go wrong.

#5 | Posted by oneironaut at 2026-08-15 02:57 AM | Reply

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