{"id":58108,"date":"2018-03-29T18:16:15","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T18:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/03\/29\/air-force-pjs-killed-in-iraq-crash-honored-in-memorial-service\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:00:18","slug":"air-force-pjs-killed-in-iraq-crash-honored-in-memorial-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/home\/middle-column\/2018\/03\/29\/air-force-pjs-killed-in-iraq-crash-honored-in-memorial-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force PJs killed in Iraq crash honored in memorial service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Air Force on Tuesday held a memorial service to honor two Reserve pararescuemen who died in a helicopter crash<\/a> in Iraq earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nearly 1,500 people attended the service for Master Sgt. William Posch and Staff Sgt. Carl Enis<\/a> at Patrick Air Force Base, the 920th Rescue Wing said in a release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posch and Enis, who were assigned to the 308th Rescue Squadron, were killed along with five other airmen when their HH-60 Pave Hawk<\/a> crashed in Anbar Province, Iraq, on March 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posch, 36, joined the Air Force in 2000 and became a pararescueman three years later, the 920th said. He served in Iraq and Afghanistan during operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, and also responded to hurricanes Katrina and Harvey. During the response to Hurricane Harvey, Posch and the troops he served with saved 235 victims in Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Master Sgt. William Posch, 308th Rescue Squadron pararescueman, works his way through the Alpha Warrior Course April 22, 2017 set up at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Posch and six other airmen were killed March 15 when a Pave Hawk helicopter crashed in Anbar Province, Iraq. (Phillip Sunkel\/Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Posch also served as part of Joint Task Force NASA Space Shuttle, the team that was pre-positioned before space shuttle launches to conduct rescue operations in case of an emergency. He joined the 308th Rescue Squadron in 2008, and, in 2013, the Air Force named him one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\t