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The U.S. Army has identified Captain Rebecca Lobach, 28, of Durham, North Carolina, as the pilot of the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter involved in the catastrophic mid-air collision over the Potomac River on January 29, 2025. This devastating incident resulted in the loss of all 67 individuals aboard both the military helicopter and the American Airlines passenger jet.
A Distinguished Career Cut Short
Captain Rebecca M. Lobach, a 28-year-old Army aviation officer from Durham, North Carolina, had a distinguished but tragically short military career. She served in the regular Army from July 2019 to January 2025, assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.