Pentagon Identifies Army Spec Ops Flight Crew Killed in Mediterranean Helicopter Crash

There’s no indication that the crash was the result of hostile action, Defense Department says.

(From top L to bottom R) Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer, of Clarksville, Tenn.; Sgt. Andrew P. Southard, of Apache Junction, Ariz.; Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone, of Gorham, N.H.; Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe, of Mankato, Minn.; and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes, of Sacramento, Calif. U.S. Army Special Operations Command Public Affairs via AP

The U.S. Department of Defense on Nov. 13 identified the five soldiers on board the U.S. Army MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10, killing all on board.

The crash occurred while the Army Special Operations aviation soldiers were conducting routine flight training over an unspecified area of the Mediterranean Sea when the helicopter went down. There is no indication that the crash was the result of hostile actors.