Army resumes Apache helicopter training after fatal crash near Fort Hood

Less than a week after two U.S. Army soldiers were killed in a deadly crash in Bell County, the U.S. Army has resumed training missions involving Apache helicopters.On Wednesday, Aug. 19, the U.S. Army announced it would resume Apache helicopter flight training operations after a 5-day stand down."This decision comes after a thorough review of safety procedures and flight operations," the U.S. Army said in a statement.A review of the crash site is being conducted by a team from Fort Rucker in Alabama.Bell County helicopter crashThe stand-down was initiated on Aug. 14 after two people were killed Wednesday when a Fort Hood AH-64 Apache attack helicopter violently crashed into a field in Salado in Central Texas, The crash sparked a wildfire that forced evacuations and sent emergency crews racing to the scene.The two people who were killed in Fort Hood were identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, of Killeen, Texas, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, of Belton, Te