{"id":76727,"date":"2024-10-18T13:28:13","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T13:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/10\/18\/army-special-forces-join-search-for-missing-navy-pilots-after-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:01:26","slug":"army-special-forces-join-search-for-missing-navy-pilots-after-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2024\/10\/18\/army-special-forces-join-search-for-missing-navy-pilots-after-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Army special forces join search for missing Navy pilots after crash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor\u2019s note: The Navy identified the two aviators killed in the crash as Lt. Serena Wileman and Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay Evans on Monday, Oct. 21, 2024. For more details, see our latest story <\/i>here<\/i><\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Army special forces soldiers have joined the mission to locate and find two Navy aviators whose EA-18G Growler jet crashed Tuesday<\/a> in a remote area east of Mount Rainier in Washington state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The two-person fighter jet, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 130 at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, crashed east of Mount Rainier at approximately 3:20 p.m. local time Tuesday while conducting training, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wreckage was found Wednesday, but the Navy said Thursday night that it \u201crests at approximately 6,000 feet altitude in a remote, steep and heavily-wooded area east of Mount Rainier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soldiers from the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) based at nearby Joint Base <\/b>Lewis-McChord are assisting in the search, the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe unit brings specialized mountaineering, high-angle rescue, medical, and technical communication skills necessary to navigate the difficult terrain associated with the Cascade Mountain Range that is inaccessible by other means,\u201d the Navy said.<\/p>\n\n\n\t