Jeffrey Colt

US chopper crash probe blames Afghan insurgents

A helicopter crash in Afghanistan in August that claimed the lives of 30 US troops was caused by a rocket-propelled grenade fired by insurgents and not due to any mistakes by commanders, the US military said.
 

Probe finds no U.S. fault in Afghan chopper crash

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A military investigation found no U.S. personnel at fault in the August crash of a Chinook helicopter in Afghanistan that killed all 30 Americans on board, the deadliest incident for U.S. forces in the decade-old war, officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
 

US officers oppose releasing names of dead troops

The chief of the secretive US special operations command has lobbied against the release of names of American commandos killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.