Notification of next of kin, likely. Only a few hours, no conspiracy.
From KTLA, Los Angeles:
“Out of respect for the affected families, and in accordance with Department of Defense policy, the identities of the crewmembers are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notifications have been completed,” according to the statement.
“Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of the fallen,” it added.
As should ALL of ours here. First ,and foremost.
5 US special ops troops killed in helicopter crash after training ‘mishap’: Officials
Five American service members were killed in a crash late Friday after their helicopter had a “mishap” during a training exercise and went into the eastern Mediterranean Sea, the military said Sunday.
Two officials confirmed that the five were Army special operations soldiers, as first reported by The New York Times and Washington Post. Search and rescue efforts went into Saturday before being called off, according to the officials.
The craft that crashed was a MH-60 helicopter, the officials said.