{"id":39644,"date":"2018-03-09T19:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-03-09T19:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/09\/army-black-hawk-accidentally-drops-errant-bundle-on-elementary-school-campus-during-exercise\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:04:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:04:31","slug":"army-black-hawk-accidentally-drops-errant-bundle-on-elementary-school-campus-during-exercise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2018\/03\/09\/army-black-hawk-accidentally-drops-errant-bundle-on-elementary-school-campus-during-exercise\/","title":{"rendered":"Army Black Hawk accidentally drops \u2018errant bundle\u2019 on elementary school campus during exercise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter missed its mark on Thursday, accidentally dropping an equipment bundle onto the campus of an elementary school in Waimanalo, Hawaii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The equipment bundle was parachuted onto the campus of Waimanalo Elementary and Intermediate School during a training exercise designed to teach soldiers how to deliver equipment by parachute from helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 90-pound bundle \u201cmissed its intended drop zone on Marine Corps Training Area Bellows and landed on the campus,\u201d according to a press release from the 25th Infantry Division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bun.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bun.jpg.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bun.jpg.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bun.jpg.jpg?resize=768,402 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/bun.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,536 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron drops a bundle filled with donated goods and supplies during Operation Christmas Drop 2015, at Fais Island, Federated States of Micronesia, Dec. 8, 2015. 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