HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Two pilots and a crewmember were rescued after the U.S. Navy helicopter they were riding in crashed in waters near Guam. ADVERTISING HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Two pilots and a crewmember were rescued after the U.S.
HAGATNA, Guam (AP) — Two pilots and a crewmember were rescued after the U.S. Navy helicopter they were riding in crashed in waters near Guam.
The Navy said Thursday’s crash happened as the helicopter was conducting routine flight operations.
Guided-missile destroyer USS Dewey rescued the pilots and air crewman, who were reported to be uninjured.
The MH-6R Seahawk helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Marine Strike Squadron 78.
The Seahawk is a twin-engine helicopter based aboard the Dewey.
The Dewey, the helicopter and the USS Sterett destroyer are deployed as part of the Sterett-Dewey Surface Action Group, which departed March 31 from San Diego for the Western Pacific.
The crash is under investigation.
