The U.S. Army has resumed Apache helicopter training missions after a brief pause following a crash in Texas that killed two soldiers.

The training flights were temporarily halted on Aug. 14, two days after the crash, which occurred near Fort Hood. The decision to resume was made after a review of safety procedures and flight operations, according to an Army statement.

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Deontre T. Huey, 34, and Warrant Officer Seth L. Olmstead, 25, were killed in the Aug. 12 crash. They were the only occupants of the helicopter when it went down in a grassy field near Salado, approximately 30 miles from Fort Hood. Huey joined the Army in 2014, and Olmstead in 2023. Both were assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division.

The cause of the crash is currently under investigation by the Combat Readiness Center in Fort Rucker, Alabama. The Army expressed deep sadness over the loss of the service members, extending thoughts to their families and fellow soldiers.

This is not the first time the Army has paused aviation training following accidents. Three years prior, 12 soldiers died in separate crashes in Alaska and Kentucky, prompting a grounding of all aviation units until additional training was completed.

Fort Hood, a large installation covering over 214,000 acres, is utilized for training and deploying heavy forces. The base has experienced other aviation incidents, including the deaths of four soldiers in a Black Hawk helicopter crash during a training exercise in November 2015, and nine Fort Hood soldiers who died in 2016 when their vehicle was swept away by a rain-swollen creek.

The Apache attack helicopter has been a key component of Army aviation since its introduction in 1984, with over 5,000 units deployed by the U.S. military and its allies. Apache helicopters are also actively engaged in combat missions, including operations around the Strait of Hormuz to maintain open navigation channels, where one Apache previously crashed after an encounter with an Iranian drone.