Military identifies 3 soldiers killed in Black Hawk collision with plane near Reagan airport

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military has identified the three soldiers killed in the Black Hawk collision with a civilian airliner near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

In a short video clip released by the Defense Department, Hegseth said the fatal flight was an “annual proficiency training flight” and revealed the deceased soldiers had been identified but that their identities were not being released yet.

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