Washington DC plane crash: What we know so far about the mid-air collision near Reagan Airport
There are likely no survivors after an American Airlines passenger jet and an Army helicopter crashed midair near Washington, D.C, Wednesday evening, officials have said.Flight 5342 from Kansas was on the final approach to Ronald Reagan National Airport when it collided with the Black Hawk helicopter before exploding a huge fireball.
Trump, Pentagon release statements on midair collision in Washington, D.C.
President Trump has released a statement about the midair plane collision in Washington, D.C., saying he has been briefed on the crash and is "monitoring the situation." The Pentagon also released a statement confirming the aircraft involved was an Army UH-60 helicopter out of Fort,
Washington DC plane crash: What we know about the investigation
Pentagon, Army launch investigation into DCA crash
Pete Hegseth, chief of the Defense Department, announced Thursday that the Pentagon and Army are investigating the collision over Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in an unexpected first test for the newly minted secretary.
Pentagon Probes Army Air Crash in Hegseth’s First Big Test
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the Pentagon has begun a probe into the cause of a deadly midair collision between a passenger jet and a military helicopter, looking to understand who was to blame and how the tragedy occurred.
Trump's Pentagon lashes out at retired general Milley, yanks security detail
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Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more
The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity,
Deadly Crash Revives Scrutiny Over Congested Washington Airspace
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport stands out among US aviation hubs, with complex and bewildering restrictions owing to its peculiar location: right in the middle of a congested urban environment,
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In Trump’s Pentagon, a growing skepticism about US military power
The new cadre of national security officials is highly confident, highly online and scornful of Washington’s foreign policy consensus.
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When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth steps into his office on the Pentagon’s third floor E Ring on Monday morning, he will have a daunting array of issues to tackle — from global conflicts and
Pentagon is sending 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the US-Mexico border
U.S. officials say the Pentagon will begin deploying as many as 1,500 active duty troops to help secure the southern border in the coming days
Trump’s nominee for Pentagon weapons buyer was a key figure in the president’s first impeachment
President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the military’s top weapons buyer was the official who directed the Pentagon to withhold aid from Ukraine in 2019.
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Portraits of Mark Esper and Gen. Mark Milley removed at Pentagon, Hegseth revokes Milley’s security detail and clearance
The portraits of former Defense Secretary Mark Esper and retired Army Gen. Mark Milley, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, were removed from the Pentagon after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth revoked Milley’s personal security detail and security clearance.
What we know so far about Washington DC plane crash
No survivors are expected after a passenger plane collided in mid air with a helicopter near Washington DC on Wednesday evening, officials in the US say. The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it landed in the Potomac River after the collision, while the helicopter had three soldiers on board.