Army Releases Name of 3rd Pilot Who Died in Helicopter and Airliner Crash Near DC Airport
- The Army identified Cpt. Rebecca M. Lobach as the third soldier who died in a helicopter collision with an American Airlines jet near Reagan National Airport in D.C. on Wednesday.
- Cpt. Lobach served as an Army aviation officer since July 2019 and was a distinguished military graduate in ROTC at the University of North Carolina.
- Her family described her as a "bright star in all our lives" and requested privacy as they grieve her loss.
- The other two victims were Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, from Lilburn, Georgia, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, from Great Mills, Maryland.
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Soldier Identified In DC Helicopter-Plane Crash
Source: Handout / Getty More than 40 bodies have been recovered after a mid-air crash occurred between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane in Washington DC. All 67 people caught in the crash over the Potomac River are dead, including three soldiers aboard the Black Hawk and 60 passengers and four crew on the plane. The bodies of the three soldiers are among those recovered, with the army recently releasin…
Initially, the name of Rebecca M. Lobach had not been released at the request of the family, who went back and issued a statement describing her accomplishments and qualifications. The number of bodies recovered and identified reaches 55 of the 67 victims.
Army identifies 3rd soldier killed in DC crash
*Video shows previous coverage of the crash. (The Hill) -- The U.S. Army on Saturday identified the third soldier who died last week during a training mission that ended in a midair crash between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! At the request of the family, the Army named …
The pilot Rebecca Lobach also died in the plane crash in Washington. The 28-year-old had accompanied Ralph Lauren in January when Joe Biden awarded him the Medal of Freedom.
JD Vance retracts DEI slur after final Washington crash pilot's name is released
Now that the army has released the name of the final pilot in last week’s deadly plane crash, vice-president JD Vance has been forced to walk back claims that diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies were to blame – described by many as a “slur” against those involved. Since the crash, Vance and President Trump have repeatedly claimed that DEI policies led to staffing storages among air traffic controllers, leading to the crash between an…
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