Black Hawk Pilot Army Initially Refused to Name Identified as 28yo Rebecca Lobach

REPORTER: I'm trying to figure out how you can come to the conclusion right now that diversity had something to do with this crash

TRUMP: Because I have common sense, ok? And unfortunately a lot of people don't pic.twitter.com/bVph92zAFG

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 30, 2025

You just couldn’t make this up.

Rebecca Lobach, co-pilot of the Black Hawk, previously worked as a White House aide for Biden. pic.twitter.com/Pt6qteMKa6

— National Conservative (@NatCon2022) February 1, 2025

Have you ever seen a worse choice of words? pic.twitter.com/CtAXWQfos4

— National Conservative (@NatCon2022) February 1, 2025

JUST IN: The third soldier aboard the Black Hawk that crashed into the American Airlines plane has been identified as Capt. Rebecca Lobach, who previously worked as a White House aide in the Biden admin.

Lobach, 28, served as an aviation officer in the Army.

“We are devastated… pic.twitter.com/7IaS5Ln0ex

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 1, 2025

CPT. Rebecca Lobach of Durham, N.C. has been identified as the 3rd victim in the Blackhawk - American Airlines collision in Washington, D.C. Last month she was also a White House social aide escorting Ralph Lauren to an event, and I managed to take a few photos. pic.twitter.com/kM4shqKoTs

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) February 2, 2025

The U.S. Army has identified the third pilot of the H-60 Black Hawk Helicopter that collided with an American Airline CRJ-700 passenger jet on Wednesday as it was on approach to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, killing 67 people.

Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, 28, from Durham, North Carolina was one of three soldiers aboard the chopper that crashed into the jet just as it was coming into land.

The Army had initially refused to identify Lobach at the request of her family but the decision to release her name came 'at the request of and in coordination with the family,' according to a statement released by the Army.

'We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. She was a bright star in all our lives,' her family said. 'Rebecca was a warrior and would not hesitate to defend her country in battle.'

Lobach had worked as a White House aide during the Biden administration and had served as an aviation officer in the Army from July 2019 until January 2025.

Her family went on to describe her as 'kind, generous, brilliant, funny, ambitious and strong.'