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Two killed in military helicopter crash in Texas

NBC News · August 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM

Two killed in military helicopter crash in Texas

Two soldiers died after the military helicopter they were in crashed into a field in Texas, northwest of Austin.

It's unclear what caused the Apache chopper, based at Fort Hood, to go down Wednesday afternoon.

The crash also sparked a large fire, forcing some evacuations.

NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports.

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