8 March 2024 Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakota Army National Guard, Joint Task Force North, Fort
Bliss. Helicopter patrolling the USA Mexico border Rio Grande City, Starr County, Texas with three crew
and Border Patrol agent crashed in open ground killing two crew and the agent. One soldier survived but
remains in critical condition. Airframe hit ground upright but apparently at high sink rate and was de-
stroyed. The three killed were: Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, 28, and Chief Warrant Officer 2
John Grassia, 30, both with the New York National Guard; and Border Patrol Agent Chris Luna, 49.
Info: Eurocopter H-72 Lakota c/n list
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