The three Guard members were participating in a routine training flight when their UH-60 Black Hawk crashed.
The cause of the crash has not yet been determined but officials say the guardsmen were flying in rough terrain and bad weather.
Lt. Col. Nicole Washington said, “So the aircraft itself – not any particular safety measures but all the pilots were wearing night-vision goggles, which is, which allows them to see better at night last night. Even with their goggles, the illumination was pretty low, so it would have made it a lot more difficult, and you combine that with bad weather snow precipitation. You know it can cause quickly deteriorating conditions.”