{"id":17988,"date":"2019-04-01T23:29:27","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T23:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/04\/01\/marines-identify-two-pilots-killed-in-ah-1z-viper-helicopter-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:41:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:41:23","slug":"marines-identify-two-pilots-killed-in-ah-1z-viper-helicopter-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/04\/01\/marines-identify-two-pilots-killed-in-ah-1z-viper-helicopter-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Marines identify two pilots killed in AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Marine Corps has identified two Marine pilots killed in the Saturday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/03\/31\/2-pilots-killed-in-marine-corps-helicopter-crash-in-arizona\/\" target=_blank>AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash<\/a> at the Yuma, Arizona, air station.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maj. Matthew M. Wiegand, 34, of Ambler, Pennsylvania, and Capt. Travis W. Brannon, 30, of Nashville, Tennessee, lost their lives in the Viper crash while conducting routine training during the semi-annual Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course at the sprawling Yuma air station, the Corps said in a command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe join the families of Maj. Wiegand and Capt. Brannon in mourning the loss of a loved one,\u201d Col. Kelvin W. Gallman, commanding officer of Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One, said in the command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur most valued assets are the individual Marines and our primary focus is supporting the families during this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capt-Brannon-Photo.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capt-Brannon-Photo.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capt-Brannon-Photo.jpg.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capt-Brannon-Photo.jpg.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Capt-Brannon-Photo.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Capt. Travis Brannon, of Nashville, Tenn. (Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wiegand joined the Corps in 2008 and was assigned to Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron One. He had previously deployed to Okinawa, Japan, as part of the Corps\u2019 Unit Deployment Program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was qualified with both the AH-1W Super Cobra and AH-1Z Viper. The Viper is a replacement to the Corps\u2019 legacy AH-1W fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brannon was a pilot assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA) 367, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing out of Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii, according to details in the command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brannon was in Yuma participating in Weapons and Tactics Instructor course 2-19, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had previous deployment experience in support of the Marine Rotational Force Darwin, Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a somber day for the entire Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command (MAGTFTC) as we mourn this tremendous loss. Our thoughts and prayers remain with their families and loved ones during this extremely difficult time,\u201d Brig. Gen. Roger B. Turner Jr., commanding general, MAGTFTC, Twentynine Palms, California, said in the command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incident is currently under investigation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two pilots were killed in an AH-1Z crash aboard the Yuma air station.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":41489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":69,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":{"2":{"categories":["news","your-military","left-column","home"],"primary_category":"your-military"}}},"categories":[101,12,25,69],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3398],"class_list":["post-17988","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-news","category-newsletters","category-your-marine-corps"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"6CJIJRLILFHLJAOTVFFGEGVY7Q","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2019\/04\/01\/marines-identify-two-pilots-killed-in-ah-1z-viper-helicopter-crash\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - 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