U.S. Military: 3 U.S. Military Personnel Die in Iraq

US soldiers and Iraqi police ready to leave their base as they go out on their last joint patrol in...

US soldiers and Iraqi police ready to leave their base as they go out on their last joint patrol in Khan Bani Saad, some 10 kms south of the town of Baquba, on June 28 2009, as a sandstorm engulfs this northeastern region of the county. US combat troops will pull out from Iraq's cities and main towns June 30 as the war-torn country takes sole charge of security in a major stepping stone to a complete American withdrawal.

(AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP/Getty Images)

Two American pilots were killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq while a Marine died of noncombat related injuries in a separate incident, the U.S. military said Monday.

The two pilots were killed on Sunday when their helicopter went down in Salahuddin province north of Baghdad, the military said in a statement.

The Marine died Sunday of noncombat-related injuries in Anbar province, west of the Iraqi capital.

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The military said in statements, released Monday, that both incidents are under investigation. The military provided no further details.

The names of the pilots and the Marine are being withheld until their family members can be notified.

The deaths raise to at least 4,362 the number of U.S. military personnel who have died in the Iraq war since it began in March 2003. That's according to an Associated Press count.

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