海军周一确认了两名“开创性的”女飞行员，她们在执行任务时被杀害喷气式飞机坠毁了10月15日在华盛顿东北部执行训练任务。
在海军官员宣布他们死亡的一天后，他们被确认为海军飞行军官少校·林赛·p·“麦莉”·埃文斯和海军飞行员瑟琳娜·n·“达格”·威尔曼中尉。据海军称，两名女子都是31岁，来自加利福尼亚。
海军官员称埃文斯和威尔曼是“两位技术高超、战斗勋章获得者”。
“不仅仅是名字和军衔，他们是榜样、开拓者和女性，他们的影响感动了飞行甲板上和远处的无数人，”海军第二航母战斗群和第三航母战斗群在一份声明中说。
在海军电子攻击中队130(绰号“Zappers”)的指挥官蒂莫西·沃伯顿(Timothy Warburton)宣布他们已经死亡的一天后，飞行员的身份得到了确认。
沃伯顿在一份声明中说:“我们怀着沉重的心情分享失去两个心爱的Zappers。”“我们现在的当务之急是照顾遇难飞行员的家人，确保我们的水手和咆哮者社区的健康。我们感谢正在进行的团队合作，以安全地找回死者。”
军方官员称，周三，EA-18G“咆哮者”喷气式飞机的残骸在瑞尼尔山以东的一座山坡上被找到。
海军官员上周在一份声明中说，搜救人员在搜寻船员的过程中面临山区地形、多云天气和低能见度。
喷气式飞机，从电子攻击中队130据海军称，飞机于10月15日下午3点23分左右坠毁，地点在亚基马以西约30英里处。
官员们说，这架飞机是在从惠德贝岛海军航空站起飞进行训练飞行后坠毁的。
在周一的一份声明中，美国总统乔·拜登表示，他和第一夫人正在哀悼遇难的飞行员，称他们是“我们国家最优秀的飞行员之一”，他们正在为他们的家人和亲人祈祷。
“我们将永远铭记他们的服务和牺牲，”拜登补充道。
据海军称，埃文斯和威尔曼最近从中东红海的九个月部署中返回，他们是第三航空母舰联队的一部分，驻扎在德怀特·戴维·艾森豪威尔号核动力航空母舰上。在部署过程中，飞行员参与了海军称之为“最具活力的战斗行动”
海军飞行指挥官马文·斯科特上尉在一份声明中说:“在部署期间，埃文斯和威利曼都在战斗中表现出色。”。
斯科特补充说，“这些榜样通过创造历史来巩固遗产，这将激励未来几代海军军官和飞行员。”
据海军称，埃文斯在也门胡塞武装控制的领土上完成了多次战斗打击，使她成为少数几个在陆地上执行战斗任务的女性之一。
2023年，埃文斯是亚利桑那州格伦代尔州立农场体育场全女性超级碗天桥的一部分，海军称这是“标志着海军女性飞行50年的历史性时刻”
根据海军的说法，2024年，埃文斯还被评为年度咆哮者战术教官。
2023年和2024年，Wileman还多次飞往也门胡塞武装控制的领土执行战斗任务。
“在训练和动态作战中，我都曾亲自与这两位伟大的美国人一起飞行，他们总是表现得专业而精确。海军飞行指挥官马文·斯科特上尉在一份声明中说:“能和他们每个人一起服役，我感到无比自豪。”。
据海军称，造成埃文斯和威利曼死亡的坠机原因正在调查中。
“咆哮者”飞机，据海军称，价值约6700万美元，是“机载电子攻击中最先进的技术，是海军在敌对环境中的第一道防线。”
军方说，130中队在1959年被任命为航母早期预警中队13时采用了“Zappers”的昵称。
根据一份声明，该中队最近被部署到红海南部，在那里对也门胡塞武装控制的地区进行了七次预先计划的打击。
据报道，Zappers还执行了约700次战斗任务，“以削弱胡塞武装威胁无辜航运的能力”新闻稿宣布该中队将于7月重返华盛顿。
Navy IDs 2 'trailblazing' female aviators killed in Washington jet crash
The Navy identified on Monday two "trailblazing" women aviators who were killed when theirjet crashedin 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."
Wreckage of the EA-18G Growler jet was located Wednesday on a mountainside east of Mount Rainier, military officials said.
Search-and-rescue crews faced mountainous terrain, cloudy weather and low visibility during the search for the crew, Navy officials said in a statement last week.
The jet, fromElectronic Attack Squadron 130, crashed at about 3:23 p.m. on Oct. 15, about 30 miles west of Yakima, according to the Navy.
The jet crashed after launching a training flight from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, officials said.
In a statement Monday, President Joe Biden said he and the first lady are mourning the loss of the pilots, saying that they were "among our nation's finest" and that they are praying for their families and loved ones.
"We will always honor their service and sacrifice," Biden added.
Evans and Wileman had recently returned from a nine-month deployment to the Red Sea in the Middle East, where they were part of the Carrier Air Wing 3 and stationed aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to the Navy. During their deployment, the aviators were involved in what the Navy described as "the most dynamic combat action."
"During their deployment, both Evans and Wileman distinguished themselves in combat operations," Capt. Marvin Scott, a Navy flight commander, said in a statement.
Scott added, "These role models cemented legacies by making history that will inspire future generations of Naval officers and aviators."
Evans completed multiple combat strikes into Houthi-controlled territories in Yemen, making her one of the few women to fly combat missions over land, according to the Navy.
In 2023, Evans was part of an all-female Super Bowl flyover of State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, which the Navy said was "a historic moment marking 50 years of women flying in the Navy."
In 2024, Evans was also named the Growler Tactics Instructor of the Year, according to the Navy.
In 2023 and 2024, Wileman also flew on multiple combat missions into the Houthi-controlled territories of Yemen.
"I have personally flown with both of these great Americans in both training and dynamic combat operations, and they always performed professionally and precisely. I could not be more proud to have served with each of them," Capt. Marvin Scott, a Navy flight commander, said in a statement.
The cause of the crash that killed Evans and Wileman is under investigation, according to the Navy.
The Growler aircraft, which according to the Navy is worth about $67 million, is "the most advanced technology in airborne Electronic Attack and stands as the Navy's first line of defense in hostile environments."
The 130 squadron adopted the nickname "Zappers" when it was commissioned as the Carrier Early Warning Squadron 13 in 1959, the military said.
The squadron was most recently deployed to the Southern Red Sea, where it carried out seven pre-planned strikes against Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, according to a statement.
The Zappers also carried out some 700 combat missions "to degrade the Houthi capability to threaten innocent shipping," according toa press releaseannouncing the squadron's return to Washington in July.
