(NewsNation) — A search-and-rescue operation was underway after a military helicopter crashed late Wednesday near Tacoma, Washington, with four Special Operations soldiers aboard, Army officials said.
The MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down in a rural area at 9 p.m. local time during a training mission that launched from Joint Base Lewis-McChord. The four service members aboard were from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment.
“This remains an active, ongoing situation,” a statement from Army Special Operations Command said.
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The crash sparked a small wildfire that had grown to one acre by Thursday morning, the Washington Department of Natural Resources said…