The article discusses a collision between a Black Hawk helicopter and a jetliner near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All three soldiers aboard the helicopter were experienced members of Bravo Company, 12th Combat Aviation Battalion, with extensive flight time. The incident is under investigation, with search and recovery efforts ongoing for the missing individuals, including 64 passengers from the American Airlines flight. The flight was a routine qualification exercise, and retired Army Chief Warrant Officer Jonathan Koziol emphasized the expertise of the crew involved in the unfortunate accident.
Koziol confirmed to reporters on a conference call that the male instructor pilot had more than 1,000 hours of flight time, the female pilot who was commanding the flight at the time had more than 500 hours of flight time, and the crew chief was also said to have hundreds of hours of flight time.
The unit primarily transports senior U.S. military officials around the Washington area and beyond.
Recovery efforts for two of the soldiers in the Black Hawk in the frigid waters of the Potomac River continued Thursday, as did the search for the missing among the 64 aboard American Airlines Flight 5342.
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