Armed Forces News

The Marine Corps has released the names of the Marines and sailor who died when the KC-130T Hercules air-refueling tanker crashed July 10 in Mississippi. The victims are:

•      Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Ryan M. Lohrey, Middletown, Ind., a special amphibious reconnaissance corpsman
•      Maj. Caine M. Goyette, aircraft commander, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Capt. Sean E. Elliott, Orange, Calif., aircraft commander, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Gunnery Sgt. Mark A. Hopkins, Chesapeake, Va., tactical systems operator/mission specialist, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Gunnery Sgt. Brendan C. Johnson, Chittenden, Vermont, fixed wing aircraft crew master, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Staff Sgt. Joshua M. Snowden, Dallas, Texas, fixed wing aircraft crew master, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Sgt. Julian M. Kevianne, fixed wing aircraft crew master, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Sgt. Owen J. Lennon, Rockland, N.Y., fixed wing aircraft crew master, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Cpl. Daniel I. Baldassare, Monmouth, N.J., fixed wing aircraft crew master, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Cpl. Collin J. Schaaf, Pierce, Wash., aircraft ordnance technician, VMGR 452, MAG 49, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing
•      Staff Sgt. Robert H. Cox, Ventura, Calif., 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command
•      Staff Sgt. William J. Kundrat, Frederick, Md., 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command
•      Sgt. Chad E. Jenson, Los Angeles, 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command
•      Sgt. Talon R. Leach, Callaway, Mo., 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command
•      Sgt. Joseph J. Murray, Duval, Fla., 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command
•      Sgt. Dietrich A. Schmieman, Benton, Wash., 2nd Raider Battalion, Special Operations Command