Fort Campbell–The Pentagon today identified the five Army aviation special operations forces killed when their UH-60 helicopter crashed in the Eastern Mediterranean. The UH-60 is more commonly called Black Hawk and the five soldiers are from Fort Campbell.
The following is from the U.S. Army Special Operations Command:
“It is with a heavy heart that we announce the loss of five incredible teammates who were killed when their helicopter crashed Nov. 10th, 2023.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen R. Dwyer
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shane M. Barnes
Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone
Sgt. Andrew P. Southard
Sgt. Cade M. Wolfe
“We mourn the loss of these five incredible soldiers, each of them a national treasure. They hail from rare patriotic families with deep military service ties that span multiple generations and formations.
This is devastating news that reverberates across the entire special operations community. Every loss is tough, but in this case, service to the Nation is truly a family business and it’s hard to express the amount of sorrow that we all feel right now.
Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, their loved ones, and their fellow soldiers. Like the special operations community always does, we will wrap our arms around them, grieve with them, and promise to never forget them.”
~ Lt. Gen. Braga