Two Members Serving In An Elite Night Stalkers Helicopter Unit Were Killed When Their Black Hawk Crashed Off The Coast Of Southern California

Both Marketta and Shelton enlisted in the Army as repairers of the 15T UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter (seen in the above stock image)

Daily Mail: PICTURED: Two members of elite Night Stalkers helicopter unit killed when their Black Hawk crashed on island used to train Navy SEALs

* Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, 33, of Brick, New Jersey, and Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, 22, of San Bernardino, California were identified as fatalities in training accident
* A 15T UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed during what the military says was 'routine training' on San Clemente Island off the Southern California coast
* Marketta and Shelton were part of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), an elite unit also known as 'Night Stalkers'
* The 160th SOAR (A) took part and provided cover for special forces in the 2011 mission in Pakistan that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden

Two helicopter mechanics serving in an elite nighttime special operations unit died and three others were injured when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed in what has been described as an accident late on Thursday, the United States military said.

Staff Sgt. Vincent P. Marketta, 33, of Brick, New Jersey, and Sgt. Tyler M. Shelton, 22, of San Bernardino, California, were killed late on Thursday in an aviation mishap just off the coast of San Diego, according to the Army.

The names of the injured soldiers have not been released.

A Pentagon official told The San Diego Union Tribune that the accident was part of ‘routine training’ on San Clemente Island, which lies some 70 miles west of San Diego.

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More News On Thursday's Black Hawk Crash Off The Coast Of Southern California

Fatal Night Stalker Helicopter Crash Has Occurred On San Clemente Island -- Warzone/The Drive
2 soldiers killed, 3 injured in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash on San Clemente Island -- San Diego Union-Tribune
2 soldiers killed, 3 injured in Black Hawk helicopter crash off Southern California coast -- USA Today/AP
Army identifies Night Stalkers killed in California Black Hawk training crash -- Army Times
California crash of Black Hawk helicopter leaves 2 US soldiers dead, 3 injured -- FOX News
Two US soldiers killed in California training incident -- CNN
Two US Special Op Soldiers Dead, Three Injured in Helicopter Drill Crash, Report Claims -- Sputnik

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