Nine soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division were killed when the two Black Hawk helicopters they were travelling in crashed during a night-time training mission. The crash happened in Trigg County, Kentucky, and tragically there were no survivors. The Army has yet to release the names of the deceased soldiers, as they are still in the process of informing their families.

According to Brig. Gen. John Lubas, deputy commander of the 101st Airborne Division, there was no emergency message from the crews before the crash. Lubas added that the crash did not occur during the training exercise. The Army intends to examine data from the computers of the helicopters to try and determine the cause of the crash. The Army has also dispatched an aircraft safety team to understand what went wrong.

The incident was disturbingly similar to one which occurred on Feb. 15, also involving a Black Hawk helicopter. That incident in Alabama left two pilots dead when their helicopter "rapidly descended and impacted the ground," according to a press release by the Tennessee National Guard. The reasons for that incident are still under investigation.