This photo provided by the U.S. Army shows a tent that was blown down by a helicopter injuring 22 people at the Fort Hunter Liggett military base in California on Wednesday, July 18, 2018. A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter was landing about 9:30 p.m. when the wind from its rotor caused the tent to collapse, said Amy Phillips, public information officer at the Monterey County base. (Spc. Derek Cummings/U.S. Army via AP)
Officials at Fort Hunter Ligett in Monterey County are releasing the cause of the helicopter accident that injured nearly two-dozen soldiers. Colonel Dave Heflin says the accident happened Wednesday night because of the turbulence during a medic training exercise:
All of the soldiers are now being released from the hospital and processing back to the base. They are from the 228th combat support hospital base in San Antonio.