Another helicopter went down on a US special-ops raid. Here's how elite aviators prepare for that worst-case scenario.
Stavros Atlamazoglou
A man stands next to the wreckage of a US helicopter after a nighttime raid by US special-operations forces against the leader of ISIS in Syria's Idlib province, February 3, 2022. RAMI AL SAYED/AFP via Getty Images
An MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter went down during a special-operations raid in Syria this month.
The helicopter malfunctioned and had to be destroyed because it couldn't fly back after the raid.
Malfunctions, crashes, and other mishaps are always a risk on such missions, and US aviators prepare for those possibilities.
Last week, Delta Force conducted a counterterrorism operation in northwestern Syria that killed Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi, the leader of ISIS.
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-special-ops-aviators-prepare-for-helicopter-crashes-during-missions-2022-2
