The Air Force has released the names of three of the four airmen killed in the Nov. 8 crash of a US Army Black Hawk helicopter in Italy. Another three airmen remain hospitalized. All were assigned to Aviano AB, Italy. Those killed included: SSgt. Robert D. Rogers, 27; SSgt. Mark A. Spence, 24; and SrA. Kenneth P. Hauprich Jr., 22. The family of the fourth airman killed requested the Air Force withhold his name. Those injured are: TSgt. Tanisha A. Pryor, SrA. Michael J. Costley, and SrA. Joshua A. Hanak. Two of the four Army aircrew members also died in the crash, which an Army Europe release said was a training flight for the soldiers and joint operations orientation flight for the airmen.
Satellite manufacturer Apex announced it would launch a space-based interceptor demonstration next summer—the latest company to unveil plans to prototype technology that could contribute to the Pentagon’s Golden Dome missile defense project.
