article_snippet: that's part of the military mission," Vidoni said.
article_snippet: They were out there doing what the military does."
article_snippet: According to Morris, the service members -- all men -- were involved in a seven-day training exercise of amphibious operations.
article_snippet: the service members -- all men -- involved small boats and inserting and extracting Marines from the water via helicopter.
article_snippet: the aircraft were both assigned to the Louisiana Army National Guard out of Hammond and taking part in what the military called a "routine training mission involving the Marine Special Operations Regiment" out of Camp Lejeune.
article_snippet: the Louisiana Army National Guard aircrew members belonged to the Army National Guard unit out of Louisiana, part of a unit that Gov. Bobby Jindal said "have fought courageously overseas in defense of our nation and here at home.
article_snippet: The pilots were instructor pilots, Maj.
article_snippet: Gen. Glenn Curtis told reporters.
article_snippet: Gen. Glenn Curtis said the whole crew had several thousand combined hours of operation flying the Black Hawk.