A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying four service members crashed during a training mission near Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state late Wednesday, sparking a wildfire and drawing , Emergency responders are on the scene of a helicopter crash near a military base in Washington state, an official confirmed Thursday morning, Sept. 18. “Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirms that a , A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter carrying four special operations soldiers crashed in a rural area near a military base in western Washington State on Wednesday night, officials said in a statement., Authorities were responding late Wednesday night to the scene of an apparent military helicopter crash in the vicinity of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, A military helicopter on a routine training flight crashed late Wednesday in a rural area near Joint Base Lewis–McChord in Washington state, officials said. "This remains a developing situation , “Joint Base Lewis-McChord confirms that a helicopter crashed on the evening of Sept. 17 in a rural area near the installation,” said Scot Keith, JBLM Garrison Public Affairs Officer..