NAVY F/A-18 JET CRASH OFF KEY WEST LEAVOS 2 AVIATER DEAD

NAVY F/A-18 JET CRASH OFF KEY WEST LEAVOS 2 AVIATER DEAD

Master Sgt. William R. Posch, 36, of Indialantic, Fla., and Staff Sgt. Carl P. Enis, 31, of Tallahassee, both from the 308th Rescue Squadron, Air Force Reserve, at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, were also killed in the chopper crash, which took place on Thursday.

Defense officials said that the episode is under investigation but that it “does not appear to be a result of enemy activity.”

This is the first deadly crash for the U.S. military in the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria since 2014.