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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
2020-08-30
[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

#3  From what I've read, nothing about their training is routine.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2020-08-30 12:13  

#2  This is a hazard of the dangerous missions Night Stalkers do. It is tragic. But Night Stalkers Don't Quit. My condolences go out to the families that lost a loved one.
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2020-08-30 11:37  

#1  RIP Night Stalkers, your fight is over. A speedy recovery for the rest of the crew. This is the part of the job I don't miss. May God bless their families. NSDQ!
Posted by: 49 Pan   2020-08-30 09:34  

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