Black Hawk crashes in Afghanistan; all soldiers survive (SOF)

Paktribune ^ | 10-22-05 | PakTribune

[SevenMinusOne]

Black Hawk crashes in Afghanistan; all soldiers survive

KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan — Thirteen soldiers, including two battalion commanders, had a lucky escape this morning when they survived a crash that destroyed their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combat operation in Oruzgan Province.

Nobody was killed and only three soldiers were hurt, none seriously, when the command and control helicopter crashed during an attempted landing. The aircraft was part of Task Force Storm, based at this airfield, one of several helicopters supporting a special operations mission to clear Taliban fighters from a collection of remote villages. Military rules preclude naming the specific location because the operation is ongoing.

Aboard the aircraft were Lt. Col. Donald Bolduc, commander of 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group, and Task Force Storm commander Lt. Col. Bob Werthman, who was the right seat pilot in the helicopter. The other soldiers on the aircraft were the left seat pilot, the two door gunners, a seven-man reconnaissance element from a Special Forces A-team and Bolduc’s command sergeant major. The cause of the crash is under investigation, said Sgt. Maj. Keith Butler, spokesman for Combined Joint Special Forces Task Force – Afghanistan.

[SevenMinusOne]

Close one - Thank God they are all safe -

[pissant]

Thank you dear Lord!

[frogjerk]

Black Hawk crashes in Afghanistan; all soldiers survive (SOF)

MSM: "We are deeply saddened as this does not bring us any closer to the 2000 Americans dead mile marker we are all orgasmically waiting for...

[mainepatsfan]

When was the last time the MSM ever reported the death toll in Afghanistan?

[hsalaw]

MSM: "We are deeply saddened as this does not bring us any closer to the 2000 Americans dead mile marker we are all orgasmically waiting for..."

They're just disgusting, aren't they? Thank God the soldiers were all safe. I know helicopters aren't the safest things, but was this weather-related?

[Cathy]

Thankful they are all safe.

[rdb3]

Thirteen soldiers, including two battalion commanders, had a lucky escape this morning when they survived a crash that destroyed their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during a combat operation in Oruzgan Province.

DAMN IT! </Democrats>

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[GarySpFc]

There were some important assets on this one. Likewise, thank the Lord they are okay.