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Military helicopter that crashed in Thurston County was on routine training flight

Military helicopter that crashed in Thurston County was on routine training flight

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — A Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) helicopter that crashed in the Capitol Forest Wednesday night was on a routine training flight, according to U.S. Army spokesperson Cynthia Smith. The crash happened in the Summit Lake area of Thurston County, west of Olympia. Smith said search efforts are underway. Air traffic controllers at JBLM’s Gray Airfield lost touch …

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