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Two individuals were rescued after a U.S. military chopper went down near Oman’s coast, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) noted in a post on X.
“At 7:33 p.m. ET on June 8, two crew members from a U.S. Army AH-64 Apache were rescued by American forces after their helicopter went down near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters,” CENTCOM’s Tuesday morning post noted.
“The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition. The cause of the incident is under investigation,” the post continued. “Rescue efforts were led by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and the 82nd Airborne Division, with support from U.S. Air Force and Navy units including U.S. 5th Fleet’s Task Force 59.”
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President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026. (SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images)
“The pilots are fine,” President Donald Trump said earlier on Tuesday before CENTCOM issued the statement about the incident, “nobody injured.”
“We are gonna issue a report tomorrow,” he said, reiterating that “the pilots are fine.”
The U.S. is continuing to conduct a blockade against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
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A US Army AH-64D Apache helicopter hovers flies during military exercises of Poland and NATO allied countries in Orzysz, northwestern Poland, on Sept. 17, 2025. (WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
“U.S. forces disabled an unladen oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, June 8, after the vessel violated the ongoing blockade against Iran by attempting to sail to an Iranian port,” a June 8 CENTCOM press release stated.
“U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disabled Palau-flagged M/T Marivex as it transited international waters in the Gulf of Oman toward Iran. An F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fired a precision munition into the ship’s engineering and steering spaces after the crew failed to comply with directions from U.S. forces. Marivex is no longer sailing to Iran,” the release continued.
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Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) Navy Adm. Brad Cooper testifies during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on May 14, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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“CENTCOM forces have disabled seven non-compliant vessels, redirected 134 ships that complied, and allowed 42 vessels supporting humanitarian aid to pass since initiating the blockade on April 13,” CENTCOM added.
