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PICTURED: Two members of elite Night Stalkers helicopter unit killed when their Black Hawk crashed on island used to train Navy SEALs
 [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] - Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, 33, of Brick, New Jersey, and Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, 22, of San Bernardino, California were identified as fatalities in training accident
- A 15T UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during what the military says was 'routine training' on San Clemente Island off the Southern California coast
- Marketta and Shelton were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), an elite unit also known as 'Night Stalkers'
- The 160th SOAR (A) took part and provided cover for special forces in the 2011 mission in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
Posted by: Skidmark 2020-08-30 |
