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In DC, it’s kind of a unique environment,
National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said at a briefing on Thursday afternoon
It’s not that we don’t have information. We do have information,
said NTSB Chair Jennifer HomendyI just can’t honestly imagine going through the rest of my life without her,
Solomon told the Post
Roger and his wife died flying home with their son from the US Ice Skating Championships in Kansas,
Roger’s cousin, Matthew Alan LaRaviere, said in a statement posted on social mediaProfessor Duggins was set to begin a new chapter as a professor at Howard University School of Law this fall. As a civil rights lawyer, she dedicated her career to fighting against unconstitutional policing and unjust money bail practices in Tennessee, Texas and Washington, D.C. We ask for privacy and respect for Professor Duggins’ family, students, and colleagues during this difficult time.”
The university issued a statement on social mediaOlivia not only excelled in figure skating programs but inspired others through her talent, determination and sportsmanship,
Prince George's County Parks and Recreation said in a statement published by CBS NewsI lost everything. I lost my husband. I lost my students. I lost my friends,
Natalya Gudin, Kirsanov’s wife, saidHis untimely passing is a profound loss to the PNP, where he served with honor, integrity, and dedication throughout his career,
the statement readChristine exuded creativity throughout her life, using her formal graphic design training as a jumping-off point for seemingly endless creative pursuits across areas such as photography, quilting, knitting, and more. She brought even greater passion to her role as a mother to Spencer and his brother Milo. She was also a lover of animals, and we lost track of how many dogs she helped place in loving adoptive homes.”
A statement from the Lane family readsHe was a skilled and dedicated pilot with an undeniable passion for flying.”
Epic Flight Academy, where Campos earned his Certified Flight Instructor rating from, also issued a statement
It's completely unacceptable in our nation's capital or anywhere. The military trains, and it trains robustly. And we're not going to stop training, even though there's a pause on this unit, on this exercise, which is an important one. And we should have that pause until we get to the bottom of this,
Hegseth said
Is there something that we can point to? Training? Is the budget of the military sufficient to make sure that pilots and the crew have enough training and experience in order to fly those aircraft?"
Loranger said
It's concerning, certainly, the number of incidents that there have been,
Timothy Loranger, an aviation attorney at Wisner Baum and a Marine Corps veteran, told Fox News DigitalI don't know exactly how the staffing occurred in that particular air traffic control tower, ... It sounds like there was a shortage [of controllers], and the investigation will tell us more about that. But the environment around which we choose pilots or air traffic controllers, as the president pointed out correctly yesterday, better be the highest possible standard — the best of the best who are managing … a flight a minute and managing radio traffic."
Hegseth told "Fox & Friends."There's a lot of airplanes and aircraft flying in and out,
he saidPAT 2-5 has aircraft in sight, request visual separation,
The helicopter pilot then responds ... just moments before the crash
We’re cooperating fully with the National Transportation Safety Board and its investigation and will continue to provide all the information we can,
Isom said
The military is always preparing for worst-case scenarios. It’s what they do.”
However, he addedNo excuses we're going to get to the bottom of this. First and foremost from the Defense Department we want to pass our condolences to the 64 souls and their families that were affected by this. Never should've happened. And certainly the three service members, the three soldiers."
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at a White House Press briefingBoth pilots had flown this specific route before, at night. This wasn't something new to either one of them,
Koziol said