{"id":42451,"date":"2024-06-21T18:29:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/21\/alaskan-command-operations-director-killed-in-civilian-aircraft-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:23:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:23:04","slug":"alaskan-command-operations-director-killed-in-civilian-aircraft-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/06\/21\/alaskan-command-operations-director-killed-in-civilian-aircraft-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Alaskan Command operations director killed in civilian aircraft crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Air Force fighter pilot and colonel who served as the operations director for the U.S. military\u2019s Alaskan Command was killed in an off-base crash involving a small civilian aircraft Tuesday, the Air Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air Force Col. Mark \u201cTyson\u201d Sletten, 46, of Anchorage, was one of two people in a Piper PA-18 two-seat aircraft that crashed in Crescent Lake near Moose Pass on Alaska\u2019s Kenai Peninsula. An underwater drone on Thursday found Sletten\u2019s body, and that of a Utah man, 41-year-old Paul Kondrat, inside the aircraft, submerged under about 193 feet of water, Alaska state troopers said in a news release.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2024\/06\/21\/air-force-colonel-idd-as-1-of-2-men-missing-after-alaska-plane-crash\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4002223.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force colonel ID\u2019d as 1 of 2 men missing after Alaska plane crash<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Col. Mark \u201cTyson\u201d Sletten, Alaskan Command&#039;s operations director, is one of two men missing after a small plane crashed in an Alaska lake, officials said.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe news has been devastating for all of us here at Alaskan Command and the loss of Tyson is being felt throughout our community,\u201d Alaskan Command boss Lt. Gen. David Nahom said in a statement. \u201cRight now, our priority is taking care of his family and our teammates that were close to Tyson.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two hikers witnessed the crash and notified emergency personnel. The National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alaskan Command is headquartered at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, about 100 miles from the lake where the aircraft crashed. 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