The U.S. 3rd fleet announced Saturday that the rescue operations have shifted to recovery operations after an MH-60S helicopter that embarked aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln crashed into the sea Tuesday afternoon, roughly 60 nautical miles off the coast.https://t.co/F49KfRrLlc
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) September 6, 2021
These troops died in a helicopter crash at sea on Aug. 31, Navy says today.
From top left:
Lt. Bradley Foster, 29
Lt. Paul Fridley, 28
Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class James Buriak, 31
Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Sarah Burns, 31
Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Bailey Tucker, 21RIP. pic.twitter.com/8b422Cx0GO
— Dan Lamothe (@DanLamothe) September 5, 2021