7 Marines Confirmed Killed in Collision of 2 Helicopters North of Yuma, Ariz., During Training

abc via ap ^ | February 23, 2012

[don-o]

Headline only

[A.A. Cunningham]

seems like every chopper i hear about that crashed/went down is a huey.

Obviously you don't pay close attention to the news.

[rottndog]

Even in peace time, being part of a military fighting force is in and of itself inherently dangerous. Our warriors have to train as if they were actually fighting, so that when the time comes, they will fight like they train. It is an incredible testament to the professionalism of our men and women of the US armed forces that these inevitable incidents don't occur far more often.

May God bless them....



And may they rest in Peace!


Semper Fi Heroes....

[GRRRRR]

I wonder if night vision goggles were involved. Don’t they tend to reduce depth of field? No details yet, was it a head on or side to side collision?

So sad this happens when we have such great technology and training...

[xone]

training...

That likely is the issue. As for NVGs, there is reduced depth perception and field of view, the tradeoff of course is being able to see at all.

[firebrand]

Google is your friend.

[fieldmarshaldj]

RIP.

[IrishPennant]

I grieve. I hurt. But solemn comes in the following:

...They will find the streets are guarded: By The United States Marines.

I will have that duty someday. Others have the MOS earlier, I suppose.

RIP, my brothers...Guard true and protect what you hold!