DOD:5 Fort Campbell soldiers and 4 Navy special forces named killed in crash

5 Campbell troops dead in Afghan helo crash

The Associated Press
Posted : Thursday Sep 23, 2010 11:10:14 EDT

FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — Five members of the 101st Airborne Division are among the nine American troops killed in a helicopter crash in southern Afghanistan, the military said Wednesday.

The five were assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, which deployed in March, said Fort Campbell spokesman Rick Rzepka.

The crash Tuesday was the worst coalition helicopter crash in Afghanistan in four years.

Killed from the 101st were

Maj. Robert F. Baldwin, 39, of Muscatine, Iowa;
Chief Warrant Officer Matthew G. Wagstaff, 34, of Orem, Utah;
Chief Warrant Officer Jonah D. McClellan, 26;
Staff Sgt. Joshua D. Powell, 25, of Pleasant Plains, Ill.; and
Sgt. Marvin R. Calhoun Jr., 23, of Elkhart, Ind.

The military said McClellan was from Minnesota; his father said his son grew up near Battle Ground, Wash.

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Navy IDs 4 killed in Afghanistan helo crash

By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Thursday Sep 23, 2010 15:16:23 EDT

Navy officials have released the names of the four Navy personnel killed when their helicopter crashed Tuesday in Zabul province, southern Afghanistan.

Three Navy SEALs and one naval special warfare support sailor are among those confirmed dead. Five U.S. Army air crew members also died in the crash. Three others, including another Navy SEAL, were injured in the crash and remain in critical condition at a U.S. medical facility in Afghanistan.

Killed were:

Lt. Brendan John Looney, 29, a native of Owings, Md

Senior Chief Cryptologic Technician (Collection) (SW/FMF) David Blake McLendon, 30, of Thomasville, Ga

Special Warfare Operator 2nd Class (SEAL) Adam Olin Smith, 26, of Hurdland, Mo

Special Warfare Operator 3rd Class (SEAL) Denis Miranda, 24, of Toms River, N.J.

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