Conflict · Apache training groundedArmy Grounds All Apache Training Flights After Fatal Fort Hood CrashAired August 16, 2026 at 10:17 PM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00The Army has ordered a temporary0:01stand-down [music]0:02of all Apache training flights after a0:04crash near Fort Hood, Texas killed two0:06pilots and sparked a fire [music] in a0:08field during a training exercise earlier0:10this week. Two pilots were killed when0:12the aircraft went down and caught fire.0:14Chief Warrant Officer 2 DeAndrea [music]0:16Toohy and Warrant Officer Seth L.0:18Olmstead. The grounding applies0:20fleet-wide to training flights and will0:22remain in place until investigators0:24determine [music] the root cause of the0:25crash and the fire. The helicopter is0:27the AH-64 Apache. [music] The Army's0:31extensively for training now held from0:33all training flights across the fleet0:35while the investigation continues.0:36[music] The aircraft came down near Fort0:38Hood, Texas in a field where the fire0:40followed the [music] impact.0:42This account comes from a single0:44broadcast published August 15th and has0:46not yet been independently confirmed0:48with the investigation still pending and0:50Apache training operations paused until0:52findings are complete.0:54Like and follow for more stories that0:56matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗