The Military on Friday recognized two of the three troopers believed to be lifeless after their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter collided with a industrial airplane within the skies close to Ronald Reagan Washington Nationwide Airport earlier this week.
Military officers confirmed that Employees Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, is believed to be lifeless. Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, of Nice Mills, Maryland, was additionally on board. His stays haven’t but been recovered and his official standing stays “responsibility status-whereabouts unknown,” the Military mentioned in a press release.
The identify of the third soldier was not launched on the request of the household.
“Our deepest condolences exit to all of the households and pals impacted throughout this tragedy, and we’ll help them by way of this troublesome time. Our prime precedence is to help within the restoration efforts, whereas absolutely cooperating with … investigative companies to find out the reason for this tragic incident,” Maj. Gen. Trevor J. Bredenkamp, commander of Joint Job Power – Nationwide Capital Area/ U.S. Military Navy District of Washington, mentioned in a press release Friday.
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Eaves spent a decade within the Navy earlier than becoming a member of the Military as a Black Hawk pilot in 2017, the Military mentioned. Employees Sgt. O’Hara had been a helicopter repairer within the Military since 2014. He served a six-month tour in Afghanistan in 2017.
The precise causes for the crash stay underneath investigation, however prime authorities officers — together with President Trump and Protection Secretary Pete Hegseth — have made clear that they consider the navy plane bears blame.
“We anticipate that the investigation will rapidly have the ability to decide whether or not the plane was within the hall and on the proper altitude on the time of the incident,” Mr. Hegseth mentioned at a press convention Thursday. “It’s a tragedy. A horrible lack of life for these 64 souls on that civilian airliner and naturally the three troopers in that Black Hawk.”
