2 soldiers killed in Texas military helicopter crash identified

The pilots were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead.

'Bell County Sheriff's Office responded and noted not only a helicopter crash but then also a wildfire that was out of control,' authorities said.

The U.S. Army is investigating after an Apache helicopter crashed Wednesday in central Texas, killing both crew members on board and sparking a wildfire. Army officials say the helicopter was on a training flight when it crashed. Charlie D'Agata reports.

Two Fort Hood soldiers were killed after an Army helicopter crashed Wednesday in Central Texas, local authorities and military officials said.  The aircraft, an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, crashed in Salado, Texas, a village in Bell County, according to a press release. Officials from the Army base confirmed that t

Two dead after military helicopter crashes in Texas  CNN

A military official said the helicopter was undergoing a routine training flight before it went down

August 12, 2026 8:31 PM ET Two pilots died when an Army attack helicopter went down in a field south of Salado, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, starting a grass fire in the process.The AH-64 Apache, based at Fort Hood, hit the ground around 1:35 p.m. Both crew members were pronounced dead roughly an hour later, Bell Cou

Two people have died in a military helicopter crash in central Texas, officials have confirmed.

An Apache helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field in Salado, Texas, on Wednesday afternoon, killing two soldiers, the U.S. Army said.

Aug 12 - Two U.S. Army soldiers died when an Apache military helicopter attached to the service's Fort Hood base crashed into a field in Texas on Wednesday, sparking a large grass fire, officials said.

Bell County Sheriff's Office confirmed the active scene as authorities have not released details on those aboard.

An Apache military helicopter crashed in central Texas, officials said Wednesday.

2 people died in military helicopter crash near Fort Hood in Texas, sheriff's department says

A military helicopter crashed near Salado, Texas, sparking a vegetation fire as Bell County authorities work an active scene with details still emerging.

Two people are dead after a U.S. military helicopter crashed in a field in Central Texas on Wednesday afternoon, a sheriff’s official said.

The helicopter crashed around 1:35 p.m. local time.

Two U.S. soldiers were killed Wednesday when an Army Apache attack helicopter crashed in a field near Fort Hood, Texas, sparking a wildfire that forced nearby homes to evacuate.   The Fort Hood-based AH-64 Apache was on a routine training flight when it crashed near Salado, about 50 miles north of Austin, shortly after