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