Army identifies 2 pilots killed in Apache helicopter crash near Fort Hood during training exercise

The U.S. Army's Fort Hood has identified the 2 pilots who died during a grooming workout connected Wednesday involving an AH-64E Apache chopper adjacent Salado, Texas.

Fort Hood identified the fallen soldiers arsenic Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead.

"Our hearts and deepest condolences are with the families of the Soldiers we mislaid Wednesday," Lt. Gen. Kevin D. Admiral, III Armored Corps and Fort Hood commanding general, said successful a connection the Army released Friday.

"The Army is simply a family, and a calamity similar this is felt passim our formations and our community," Admiral added.

The Army identified Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey arsenic 1 of the chopper clang victims. (U.S. Army Fort Hood Media Center)

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Huey entered the Army arsenic a centrifugal transport relation successful 2014 and was assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division successful February 2022. The 34-year-old was from Killeen, Texas.

Olmstead entered the Army successful January 2023 arsenic a warrant serviceman candidate, and was assigned to the portion successful October 2025. The 25-year-old was a autochthonal of Belton, Texas.

Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead died successful the chopper crash. (U.S. Army Fort Hood Media Center)

"In the hard days ahead, our precedence is to guarantee these families and our Soldiers person the attraction and enactment they need," Admiral said. "We are making each due resources disposable to those affected by this loss."

The soldiers died erstwhile their chopper crashed into a tract adjacent Salado, astir 30 minutes from Fort Hood. The clang sparked a wildfire successful the country which necessitated a ample exigency response.

The Army is investigating the crash.

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A firefighting chopper responds to a wildfire sparked by a deadly subject chopper clang adjacent Salado, Texas. (KDTX)

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"A information probe squad from the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center successful Fort Rucker, Alabama, arrived Aug. 13 and volition pb the information probe of the mishap," Fort Hood added successful the statement.

Fox News Digital contacted the U.S. Army for further comment.

Fox News Digital's Stepheny Price contributed to this report.