The Army identified the soldier as 28-year-old Captain Rebecca Lobach, an aviation officer who had served since July 2019.
The Army identified the soldier as 28-year-old Captain Rebecca Lobach, an aviation officer who had served since July 2019. Lobach’s military honors included the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and Army Service Ribbon. She first enlisted in the North Carolina Army National Guard while in college in December 2018, according to CBS News.
Lobach previously worked as a White House social aide under President Joe Biden. Last month, she escorted designer Ralph Lauren through the White House when he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. She was a bright star in all our lives. She was kind, generous, brilliant, funny, ambitious and strong. No one dreamed bigger or worked harder to achieve her goals," the family said in a prepared statement.
Lobach's family had initially asked that the Army withhold her name due to privacy reasons. According to NPR, such a move is unusual in the event of accidents or combat deaths.
The two other soldiers killed in the crash were Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, and Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, who served as the crew chief. As of now, two of the three bodies have been recovered from the wreckage, per CBS News.
The Black Hawk took off from Fort Belvoir in Virginia and was conducting a training mission when it collided with a commercial airplane approaching Reagan National Airport. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed the helicopter pilots "were on a routine, annual re-training of night flights on a standard corridor for a continuity of government mission."
Authorities have confirmed that the midair collision resulted in the total death of 67 people with no survivors.
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33 days ago | Comment by: Dean
Gee, what a surprise. Another DEI hire in the military.
33 days ago | Comment by: Tom
Not only DEI but special treatment of a white house employee. PAT service after up to 4 years in the presidential services? Those pilots at PAT fly ALL of Washington’s VIPs. Who knows she might have been in training ( retraining) to fly Marine One. Hmm!