As President Donald Trump briefed reporters Thursday on the midair collision between an Army helicopter and regional passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, his pick to lead the Army, Dan Driscoll, told senators he would emphasize a “culture of safety” if confirmed.
The crash, which happened Wednesday shortly before 9 p.m., hung over the Senate Armed Services Committee’s confirmation hearing of Driscoll, who would play a role in the service’s ensuing investigation into the incident should he win approval from the full Senate to become the next Army secretary.
Describing the episode as one “that seems to be preventable,” Driscoll told lawmakers he would seek to work with the Hill to “mitigate the odds that it could ever occur again.”
