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he said
They really should've had two crew chiefs to clear each side. If the pilot ... only had visibility of the front 180 degrees, your crew chiefs clear the back. If you only have one crew chief how much can you clear? I think that was a major issue,
McCormick said
Air traffic control should have said 'Do you have the aircraft at 5 o'clock?' so they were looking at the rear. If they had done that, the Black Hawk is maneuverable, the Black Hawk could have moved out of the way quickly, they can move on a dime, and make that happen. And it wouldn't have happened,
McCormick continuedAir traffic control said, 'Do you have the CRJ in sight?' Well there were two aircraft in their field of view, and actually only one was really obvious to them and that was, if you watch the video, the aircraft taking off in the foreground is probably the one they were facing, the pilots were facing and said, 'Yea I got it,
she told CNNAt the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time,
an Army statement said
Our thoughts are with his family and the families and loved ones of all impacted by this tragic accident.”
His alma mater issued a statement on his death, saying
It was a gut punch. It was a gut punch this morning when I saw that.”
When Erwin heard the news, he saidWe are in complete shock,
Mr Campos said upon learning of his family’s lossHe loved traveling and he loved flying
she told the outletWings of freedom has a whole new meaning now. We love you.”
She addedBoth pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn't something new to either one of them,
Koziol said
No excuses we're going to get to the bottom of this. First and foremost from the Defense Department we want to pass our condolences to the 64 souls and their families that were affected by this. Never should've happened. And certainly the three service members, the three soldiers."
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a White House Press briefingThe military does dangerous things, it does routine things, on a regular basis,
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Mississippi is mourning the loss of Brooksville native Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, who was killed in last night's accident at Reagan National Airport.”
Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves also paid tribute, writing on social media
His mother, sister, and I are just absolutely devastated. We were talking to him just yesterday, and now we’ll never have the opportunity again.”
His family is also reeling from the devastating loss, with his father, Gary O’Hara, expressing his heartbreakI just had a gut feeling when I saw the story breaking.
He told the Washington Post
He was engaged to a beautiful, wonderful girl and we were all excited about her joining the family
he saidI am sure by now all of you have heard the news of the tragedy that has occurred in DC,
she wrote on Facebook
We anticipate that the investigation will quickly be able to determine whether the aircraft was in the quarter and the right altitude at the time of the incident,
Hegseth saidAt this point, we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident,
Washington's Fire and EMS Chief John Donnelly said Thursday morning