Conflict · Apache crashApache Training Flight Crashes in Texas, Killing 2 SoldiersAired August 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Two soldiers are dead after an Army0:02Apache attack helicopter based at Fort0:04Hood crashed in a field in Texas during0:06a reported training flight. Both0:08soldiers on board were killed.0:09>> [music]0:10>> No injuries on the ground were reported.0:13The crash sparked a grass fire in the0:15field where the aircraft went [music]0:17down, leaving a burned site to be0:19secured. The aircraft was an Army Apache0:21attack helicopter. The flight was on a0:24reported training mission when it went0:25down,0:26>> [music]0:26>> and an investigation is now underway to0:28determine what caused the crash. The0:30helicopter was based at Fort Hood, and0:32the [music] crash occurred in a field in0:34Texas. A precise location and time0:36beyond that have not been released. The0:38identities of the two soldiers, the0:39exact location, date, and time, [music]0:42and the cause and circumstances have not0:44been released, and no additional0:45official statement with further details0:47has been [music] provided so far. The0:49loss leaves families and a Fort Hood0:51aviation unit facing two deaths from0:53what was described as a routine training0:54mission, [music]0:55with a burned field site to secure while0:57investigators work to determine the0:58cause.1:00Like and follow for more stories that1:01matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗