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U.S. Navy Helicopter Crashes in Kuwait During Training Mission

A Navy helicopter crashed during a training mission in Kuwait on Sunday, with three of the six personnel on board sustaining minor injuries.
MH-60S KNIGHTHAWK
A US Navy MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter flies over a news conference being held at North Island Naval Air Station in Coronado, Calif., Friday, Feb. 8, 2002. FRED GREAVES / AP file

LONDON — A Navy helicopter crashed during a training mission in Kuwait, officials said late Sunday. The Navy said that three of the six personnel on board sustained minor injuries when their MH-60S helicopter crashed during an overland training flight at Camp Buehring.

The crash was not due to hostile activity and the cause of the incident is being investigated, the Navy added in a statement. It said the six crew members were transferred to nearby medical facilities and all have since been released.

— Matthew Grimson