Army Identifies 2 Soldiers on Black Hawk Helicopter During D.C. Plane Crash but Withholds Third Name

• Three soldiers were on the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with an American Airlines jet carrying 64 people on Jan. 29

• The Army named two of the three soldiers: Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves

• The third solider's name is being currently withheld at the request of the family, according to the Army

The names of two of the three soldiers who were on the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight on have been released.

In a news release shared on Friday, Jan. 31, the Army identified one of the soldiers as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, adding that he “is believed to be deceased pending positive identification.”

The second soldier was identified as Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves, 39, whose body has yet to be recovered.

The name of the third soldier has been withheld at the present time at the request of the family, said the Army. That soldier's remains have also yet to be recovered.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said during a previously press conference on Thursday, Jan. 30, that the three soldiers were a young Captain, a staff Sergeant and a CW2 Chief Warrant Officer who were on "a routine annual retraining night flights on a standard corridor for a Continuity of Government mission."

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The military branch said that O’Hara, of Lilburn, Georgia, served as a UH-60 helicopter repairer (15T) in the Army from July 2014. He was deployed to Afghanistan from March 2017 to August 2017.

His awards include the Army Commendation Medal; National Defense Service Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal with campaign star; NATO Medal; Aviation Badge; and Senior Aviation Badge.

Hailing from Great Mills, Maryland, Eaves served as a UH-60 pilot for the Army since September 2017, according to the military branch. Before that, he was in the U.S. Navy for 10 years beginning in August 2007. Among his awards include the Army Commendation Medal x3; Navy Commendation Medal; Army Achievement Medal; Navy & Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon; and Army Aviator Badge.

Eaves was previously identified as one of the victims of the crash by Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves

"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," Reeves wrote on X.. "Elee and I are praying for the victims’ families and first responders who are assisting."

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The crash occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 29, near Reagan National Airport in D.C. when the American Airlines plane carrying 64 people collided with the helicopter. Authorities later said that no survivors were expected.

As of Jan. 31, the bodies of 41 victims have been recovered from the water, and 28 of them have been positively identified, according to officials.

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The incident is being investigated by the FAA, NTSB and the Army. It is believed to be the deadliest commercial aviation disaster in the U.S. since November 2001, when an American Airlines plane crashed into a New York City harbor killed 265 people.

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