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Two Marine pilots were killed when their AH-1Z Viper helicopter crashed on Saturday night in Arizona, Corps officials have announced.

The pilots were flying a training mission as part of the Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course when their helicopter went down about 8:45 p.m., according to a post on Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's Facebook page.

Both pilots' names are being withheld until 24 hours after their next of kin have been notified, the Facebook post says. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

This is a breaking news story. It will be updated as more information becomes available.

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Jeff Schogol
Jeff Schogol

Jeff Schogol is a senior staff writer for Task & Purpose. He has covered the military for 15 years, with previous bylines at the Express-Times in Easton, Pennsylvania, Stars & Stripes, and Military Times. You can email him at schogol@taskandpurpose.com, direct message @JeffSchogol on Twitter, or reach him on WhatsApp and Signal at 703-909-6488. Contact the author here.

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