Trump Says US Pilots Safe After Helicopter Crash in Strait of Hormuz

A naval officer aboard USS Tripoli (LHA 7) oversees flight operations from the control tower as the amphibious assault ship sails in the Arabian Sea, as U.S. forces implement a blockade of Iranian shipping and support the free flow of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy PhotoPresident Donald Trump said Monday that the pilots of a U.S. military helicopter that crashed near the Strait of Hormuz are in safe condition.Trump was responding to reports that a U.S. Army Apache helicopter had crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times, which first reported the crash, said the helicopter’s two crew members had been rescued.