# US Army halts Apache training flights after Texas crash kills two 2026-08-15T00:57:24+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets The US Army has temporarily grounded all AH-64 Apache helicopter training flights after a crash near Fort Hood, Texas, killed two soldiers on Wednesday. The stand-down will remain in effect until investigators determine the cause of the accident, the Army said. A team from the Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama, is leading the probe. The victims were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth Olmstead, 25, both assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment. The Army has not suspended Apache combat missions, including those near the Strait of Hormuz, The Times of India reports. The Army grounded all aviation units in 2023 after 12 soldiers died in separate crashes. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Tags: Deontre Huey, Seth Olmstead, US Army Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-army-grounds-apache-helicopters-after-fort-hood-crash-kills-2/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-army-grounds-apache-helicopters-after-fort-hood-crash-kills-2/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.