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.
Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient
Sept. 17, 2025
The Government Accountability Office called for paring down the military's sprawling cyber enterprise in a recent report, amid renewed discussion about standing up a separate cyber force.
