A U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter conducts exercises at Fort Liberty, N.C., on Jan. 22, 2024. (Noah Braswell/U.S. Marine Corps)

WASHINGTON — Two Mississippi National Guardsmen were killed Friday when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed during a routine training flight, the governor of Mississippi announced.

The crash occurred about 2 p.m. near Booneville, Miss., the Mississippi National Guard said in a statement.

“Mississippi will always be grateful for their service and we will never forget them,” Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Booneville is located in the northeast corner of the state near the Alabama-Tennessee state line.

The latest crash comes after five Marines died in a helicopter crash more than two weeks ago outside of San Diego.

The Marines were killed Feb. 6 when their CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter went down at Pine Valley, Calif. The crew were on a night flight between Creech Air Force Base near Las Vegas and Miramar. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.