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U.S. Service Member Still Missing After Helicopter Crashes Off Yemen

U.S. forces rescued the five other troops aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that went down during what officials called a training exercise.

A service member remains missing after a U.S. Black Hawk helicopter crashed off the coast of Yemen during what officials described as a training exercise.

U.S. forces rescued five other. The incident took place about 20 miles from the southeastern coast of Yemen around 7 p.m. local time Friday.

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