(Tribune News Service) — The U.S. Navy announced Saturday it would pause all flight operations to conduct safety reviews and training after three recent crashes, including one this week in California that killed five U.S. Marines. The safety pause does not apply to the U.S. Marine Corps. The order comes after three crashes occurred this month involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft. Evan A. Strickland, 19, of Valencia, N.M.Thursday, a Navy helicopter with four crew members went down near El Centro during a training flight. On Monday, two aviators were injured when an AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed near an Army base in southern Alabama, officials said.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 12, 2022 08:08 UTC