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By Haley Britzky, Sharif Paget and Raja Razek, CNN

A National Guard AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed Friday afternoon in Mississippi while flying a “routine training flight,” the Mississippi National Guard said in a release.

A U.S. Air Force C-17 transport aircraft lands at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Clay Kaserne, Germany, Sept. 1, 2023. Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, loaded two AH-64D Longbow helicopters onto the C-17 aircraft after unloading two AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters, at Wiesbaden Army Airfield, Clay Kaserne, Germany, Sept. 1, 2023. The AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopter upgrade is part of the 12th CAB modernization efforts, ongoing training, and new equipment fielding. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Mort)

Army officials have said there were no weather advisories or visibility problems in the area at the time of the crash.

The helicopters were among 14 aircraft that were flying from Donnelly Training Area to Fort Wainwright.