U.S. Navy helicopter crashes in Kuwait, injuring 3 crew

USPA News - A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed Sunday while carrying out a training flight at an American army post in northwestern Kuwait, not far from the border with Iraq, American officials said. The cause was not immediately known though the Navy ruled out hostile activity.

The accident happened at about 7:22 p.m. local time (11:22 a.m. Eastern time) when the MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter crashed at Camp Buehring in northwestern Kuwait, about 10 miles (16 kilometers) south of the Iraqi border. It happened when the aircraft was carrying out an overland training flight. "All six personnel aboard the helicopter survived the crash and were transported to nearby medical facilities for evaluation," U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a brief statement. "Three of the six crew members sustained minor injuries and received treatment. All have been released." The cause of Sunday`s crash was not immediately known, but the force said it was not the result of hostile activity.