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Navy MH-60S helicopter crashes during training in Kuwait

Posted at 11:36 PM, Dec 21, 2014
and last updated 2014-12-22 19:18:17-05

Camp Buehring, Kuwait (WTKR) -A Navy MH-60S helicopter crashed Sunday during a training exercise in Kuwait.

According to a release from the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, all six crew members on the helicopter at the time of the crash are okay.

Three of the six reported minor injuries and received treatment at medical facilities before being released.

The MH-60S is assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 26 (HSC 26).

That squadron is headquartered in Norfolk.

The crash happened at Camp Buehring, Kuwait and the Navy says it was not the result of any hostile action.

Right now the cause of the crash is still under investigation.