The suspensions of eight Apache helicopter pilots in the South Carolina Army National Guard who flew at a low altitude over a beach have been lifted, the Pentagon said Friday, after they were temporarily suspended pending review.
Video showed the helicopters flying low over a South Carolina beach as part of a July 4th “Salute from the Shore” flyover. The video shows beachgoers waving at and filming the helicopters.
It’s not clear what led to the pilots’ suspension. Congressman Russell Fry, a Republican from South Carolina, said on X on Thursday that the pilots had been suspended because of a “frivolous complaint,”
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