Military personnel gather around the Honolulu Fire Department Command Center at a boat harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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HONOLULU (AP) - The Latest on the search for five crew members from a downed Army helicopter off Hawaii (all times local):
2:30 p.m.
Two pilots and three crew members were on board an Army helicopter that crashed off Hawaii.
A multi-agency team searched Wednesday in waters five miles off Oahu's Kaena Point for the soldiers and debris from the UH-60 Black Hawk.
Honolulu Fire Department spokesman Capt. David Jenkins says firefighters collected part of a fuselage and a helmet.
Army Lt. Col. Curtis Kellogg says the Black Hawk went missing when another Army helicopter training with it lost visual and radio contact about 9:30 p.m. Tuesday.
The soldiers are part of the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade stationed in Hawaii.
Kaena is a remote spot where Oahu's northern and western coasts meet to form a peninsula. Its sandy coastline is home to a seabird colony and endangered Hawaiian monk seals.
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8:45 a.m.
Crews searching for five soldiers missing from an Army helicopter crash off Hawaii have found parts of a fuselage and a helmet.
Honolulu fire Capt. David Jenkins said Wednesday that the items were found about 2 miles off Oahu's Kaena Point. He says the search is focused in the area.
Two Black Hawk crews were conducting training between Kaena Point and Oahu's Dillingham Airfield late Tuesday when one aircrew lost contact with the other.
The missing helicopter is a UH-60 Black Hawk from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade.
The Fire Department has rescue boats at the scene, while the U.S. Coast Guard sent an airplane, helicopter and two boats. An Army helicopter crew also is looking.
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3:30 a.m.
The U.S. Coast Guard and military crews are responding to a report that an Army helicopter with five aboard went down in the ocean off Hawaii.
The Coast Guard says Wheeler Army Airfield reported losing communications late Tuesday with the crew of a UH-60 Black Hawk.
Responding teams reported spotting a debris field about 2 miles (3 kilometers) west of Kaena Point, Oahu, shortly before 11:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Several aircraft and boats are being used in the search.
Officials say two Black Hawk crews were conducting training between Kaena Point and Dillingham Airfield at the time communications were lost.
CORRECTS TO WAIALUA, NOT MOKULEIA - A Honolulu firefighter stretches caution tape across the entrance of Kaena Point, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Waialua, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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CORRECTS TO WAIALUA, NOT MOKULEIA - Honolulu Fire Department members gather at the entrance of Kaena Point, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Waialua, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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The Honolulu Fire Department Command Center is seen at a boat harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Lt. Col. Curt Kellogg, spokesperson for the 25th Infantry Division, second from left, speaks at a news conference discussing the Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017 in Haleiwa, Hawaii. The Black Hawk with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. Also pictured, Lt. Scott Carr, of the US Coast Guard's 14th District, left, Capt. David Jenkins, spokesperson for the Honolulu Fire Department, second from right, and Lt. John Hoogesteden, of Honolulu Ocean Safety, right. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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US Coast Guard personnel stand near a USCG mobile command vehicle near a boat harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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Honolulu Fire Department search and rescue members sit on a docked boat at a boat harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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The Honolulu Fire Department Command Center is mobilized at a boat harbor, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Haleiwa, Hawaii. An Army helicopter with five on board crashed several miles off Oahu's North Shore late Tuesday. Rescue crews are searching the waters early Wednesday. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)
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