Ryan O'Hara and Andrew Eaves

🚨 JUST IN: One of the soldiers who lost his life in the helicopter crash last night has been identified as Ryan O’Hara

Ryan was the Blackhawk’s Crew Chief, and leaves behind a wife and 1-year-old son.

Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/L9kQfcoqVF

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 30, 2025

Andrew Eaves, Blackhawk pilot and his beautiful family. What a terrible loss. pic.twitter.com/uqqVs9hAez

— Bill Mitchell (@mitchellvii) January 31, 2025

May they rest in peace.

God be with the wives and children of Ryan and Andrew.

Still waiting for the third soldier aboard the Black Hawk to be identified.

From Newsweek:

In a briefing with reporters on Thursday, Jonathan Koziol, chief of staff for Army aviation, said that the pilot commanding the flight was female with more than 500 hours of flight time. The male instructor pilot had over 1,000 hours of flight time, and the crew chief also had hundreds of hours of flight time.

"[T]he pilot commanding the flight was female."

“Our deepest condolences go out to all the families and friends impacted during this tragedy, and we will support them through this difficult time. Our top priority is to assist in the recovery efforts, while fully cooperating with the @NTSB, @FAA, and other investigative… pic.twitter.com/wyQ0WBaMKv

— U.S. Army (@USArmy) January 31, 2025

The identities of the males on the Black Hawk have been released, but not the female pilot commanding the flight.

Why is this only on Twitter? https://t.co/sbRAX3n8jr

— Ann Coulter (@AnnCoulter) January 31, 2025

From the New York Times:

The Army on Friday released the names of two male aviators who were killed when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines regional jet on Wednesday night. But in an extraordinary step, the Army did not identify the third crew member, a female pilot, citing her family’s request for privacy.

The names of service members killed during a peacetime accident or in combat zones are typically made public about 24 hours after their relatives have been notified.

“At the request of the family, the name of the third soldier will not be released at this time. That pilot is also DUSTWUN,” the Army said in a statement in a reference to “duty status-whereabouts unknown,” a temporary designation until her remains are recovered from the river where the aircraft went down.