Posted on 10/21/2024 4:58:02 PM PDT by crusty old prospector
(WASHINGTON) -- The Navy identified on Monday two "trailblazing" women aviators who were killed when their jet crashed in northeast Washington during an Oct. 15 training mission.
A day after Navy officials declared them dead, they were identified as Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. "Miley" Evans, a Naval flight officer, and Lt. Serena N. "Dug" Wileman, a Naval aviator. Both women were 31 years old and from California, according to the Navy.
Evans and Wileman were described by Navy officials as "two highly skilled, combat decorated aviators."
"More than just names and ranks, they were role models, trailblazers, and women whose influence touched countless people on the flight deck and well beyond," the Navy's Carrier Strike Group Two and Carrier Air Wing 3 said in a statement.
The aviators were identified a day after Cmdr. Timothy Warburton of the Navy's Electronic Attack Squadron 130 -- which goes by the nickname "Zappers" -- announced they had been declared dead.
"It is with a heavy heart that we share the loss of two beloved Zappers," Warburton said in a statement. "Our priority right now is taking care of the families of our fallen aviators and ensuring the well-being of our Sailors and the Growler community. We are grateful for the ongoing teamwork to safely recover the deceased."
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RIP, Zappers.
Uh oh. Oh dear.
DEI strikes again.
“Trailblazing” indeed. Every day I see another disaster that I’m convinced is due to DEI policies.
In Georgia yesterday, there was a dock that collapsed causing the deaths of several elderly people. I suspect regular inspections and maintenance was not done because that was “someone else’s” job.
DEI hires think they do not have to be competent. Just the fact that they are “on the job” as a privileged employee should be enough. The actual work required can just fall by the wayside or someone else can do it. Their now-retired predecessor (probably an old white guy) probably had a maintenance schedule binder which has just been gathering dust since the last time he updated it.
From VAQ-130. RIP, sailors.
Leftism kills.
Here is an article on the dock collapse at Sapelo Island, Georgia.
“combat decorated aviators.”
I didn’t realize we were at war?
We will learn nothing from this.
EA-18G came along after my time. The predecessor, the EA-6B, was a beast, ungodly loud, it would rattle your eyeballs when it went to full power.
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Maybe not right away.
The other shoe drops.
From my experience, the entire squadron will be deployed to recover as much of the crashed aircraft as possible, if it is possible at all.
“I didn’t realize we were at war?”
Check with the Houthis.
not overseas.....
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