{"id":17646,"date":"2017-08-22T00:20:02","date_gmt":"2017-08-22T00:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/08\/22\/search-for-missing-army-helicopter-crew-suspended-in-hawaii\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:52:37","slug":"search-for-missing-army-helicopter-crew-suspended-in-hawaii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/2017\/08\/22\/search-for-missing-army-helicopter-crew-suspended-in-hawaii\/","title":{"rendered":"Officials end search for missing helicopter crew in Hawaii"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=c37eb070-52ce-4b64-a56e-f0adcde018e4\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The search for the missing aviators has been suspended.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HONOLULU \u2014 A massive ocean search for five soldiers who disappeared after a nighttime helicopter crash last week ended Monday after no signs of life were spotted among the debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Crews from the Army, Coast Guard, Navy and local agencies in Hawaii searched around the clock as strong currents moved the wreckage into a deep-water search area that spanned 72,000 nautical miles (115,873 kilometers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur five soldiers who represent the best and the brightest of America have not been found,\u201d said Maj. 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