The U.S. Army unit whose helicopter was involved in the overnight collision with a passenger jet near Washington has been placed on an operational pause, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Thursday, meaning helicopters from that unit will not be flying for the time being.

As search and rescue operations continue after an American Airlines flight collided with a Black Hawk helicopter, more details about the situation have been revealed. Multiple outlets reported that according to the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region,