No one cares what bugs you. This isn't your safe place Karen.
This is not normal. They're making a show of it because he died "protecting the people's house" while the people were there to change the management. The donut chewing DS wrangler probably had a coronary when he realized he was going to be blamed by his masters for the breach.
Until we get crew names to dig on all speculation is merely speculative. Night training in Nap of the Earth flying over a snow covered landscape with night vision goggles is inherently dangerous. These types of training accidents are common.
That could be a problem if anyone actually listened to All Things Considered.
He's just checkin' in to see what condition his condition is in.