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Capt Miguel Nava, USMC
Class of 2017, 22nd Company

Killed in a helicopter crash during routine flight training in San Diego, CA. (6 February 2024) Operational Loss

LTJG Aaron Fowler, USN
Class of 2018, 8th Company

Assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit One, died while participating in a training evolution at Marine Corps Base Hawaii. (17 April 2022) Operational Loss

CAPT* Brian Bourgeois, USN
Class of 2001, 8th Company

Died after being injured while performing fast-rope training evolution. (7 December 2021) Operational Loss *Posthumous promotion

ENS Joshua "Kaleb" Watson, USN
Class of 2019, 10th Company

Fatally shot at Naval Air Station Pensacola when a Saudi military trainee with a handgun opened fire inside a classroom building. (6 December 2019) Operational Loss

Maj Matthew M. Wiegand, USMC
Class of 2008, 24th Company

Died near the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma's training grounds when his AH-1Z Viper helicopter crashed during a training mission. (30 March 2019) Operational Loss

LT Caleb N. King, USN
Class of 2012, 13th Company

Weapons officer on a F/A-18 Super Hornet that crashed off the coast of Key West. (14 March 2018) Operational Loss

Capt Brian T. Kennedy, USMC
Class of 2007, 30th Company

Died after two U.S. Marine CH-53E helicopters crash off the Hawaiian island of Oahu during training. (14 January 2016) Operational Loss

Capt Stanford H. Shaw III, USMC
Class of 2006, 6th Company

Died in a UH-60 helicopter crash off the coast of the Florida Panhandle while conducting training. (10 March 2015) Operational Loss

Maj Elizabeth R. Kealey, USMC
Class of 2005, 30th Company

Died as a result of injuries from a helicopter crash while conducting training aboard Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center Twentynine Palms, CA. (23 January 2015) Operational Loss

LT Nathan T. Poloski, USN
Class of 2009, 7th Company

Died in an apparent collision between the F/A-18C Hornet he was flying and another Hornet aircraft during routine flight operations in the western Pacific Ocean. (September 2014) Operational Loss

LT J. Wesley Van Dorn, USN
Class of 2007, 24th Company

Died in a helicopter crash off Virginia's southern coast conducting "routine mine countermeasure operations". (8 January 2014) Operational Loss

LCDR Landon L. Jones, USN
Class of 2001, 23rd Company; 2nd Company

Died as a result of a wave strike that washed his helicopter off the flight deck of the USS WILLIAM P. LAWRENCE while conducting resupply operations in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (September 2013) Operational Loss

LTJG William B. McIlvaine III, USN
Class of 2010, 16th Company

Died during a routine training exercise flight across Eastern Washington. (11 March 2013) Operational Loss

LT Valerie Cappelaere Delaney, USN
Class of 2009, 17th Company

Died during a routine training exercise flight across Eastern Washington. (11 March 2013) Operational Loss

LCDR Alan A. Patterson, USN
Class of 2000, 29th Company

Died during a routine training exercise flight across Eastern Washington. (11 March 2013) Operational Loss

Maj Thomas A. Budrejko, USMC
Class of 1996, 32nd Company

Died during a midair collision with another helicopter during a training exercise in the California desert. (22 February 2012) Operational Loss

Capt Michael M. Quin, USMC
Class of 2006, 7th Company

Died during a midair collision with another helicopter during a training exercise in the California desert. (22 February 2012) Operational Loss

Capt Daniel B. Bartle, USMC
Class of 2006, 25th Company

Died in a helicopter crash while serving his second tour of duty in Helmand Province Afghanistan. (19 January 2012) Operational Loss  

2ndLt Patrick T. Wayland, USMC
Class of 2010, 21st Company

Was injured in a training exercise from which he was unable to recover while at Aviation Pre-flight Training, NAS, Pensacola, Florida. (5 August 2011) Operational Loss

LT J. Brendan A. Looney, USN
Class of 2004, 18th Company

Died in a helicopter crash during combat operations in the Zabul province, in Afghanistan. (September 2010) Killed In Action

LtCol Mario D. Carazo, USMC
Class of 1991, 19th Company

Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province Afghanistan. (July 2010) Killed In Action 

Capt Brandon A. Barrett, USMC
Class of 2006, 29th Company

Died while supporting combat operations in Helmand Province Afghanistan. (May 2010) Killed In Action

LT John J. Houston, USN
Class of 2002, 2nd Company

Naval Aviator—Navy T-34C Tubomentor plane. Crash off the Gulf Coast of Texas during a training mission. (28 October 2009) Operational Loss

LT Bret T. Miller, USN
Class of 2001, 11th Company

Naval Aviator—Navy T-34C Tubomentor plane. Crash off the Gulf Coast of Texas during a training mission. (28 October 2009) Operational Loss

Capt Aaron D. Cox, USMC
Class of 2005, 25th Company  

Died while on a training flight when the Super Cobra, carrying live ordnance, crashed over the San Diego County highlands. (5 May 2009) Operational Loss

Capt Matthew C. H. Freeman, USMC
Class of 2002, 12th Company  

Died while supporting combat operations in Kapisa province Afghanistan (August 2009) Killed In Action

Maj Douglas A. Zembiec, USMC
Class of 1995, 8th Company; 23rd Company  

Died while leading a raid on insurgents in Baghdad. (May 2007) Killed In Action

LT Richard F. Andersen, USN
Class of 2002, 19th Company

Died when the SH-60F helicopter he was flying in crashed in the Nevada desert during a training exercise. (7 May 2007) Operational Loss

1stLt Travis J. Manion, USMC
Class of 2004, 18th Company

Died while conducting combat operations in Al Anbar province, Iraq. (April 2007) Killed In Action

Capt Jennifer J. Harris, USMC
Class of 2000, 18th Company

Died when the CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter she was piloting crashed as a result of enemy action in Anbar province, Iraq. (Feb. 2007) Killed In Action

Maj Megan M. McClung, USMCR
Class of 1995, 23rd Company; 29th Company

Killed during operations in Al Anbar province.  (December 2006) Killed In Action

LCDR Frank C. Wittwer, USN
Class of 1994, 7th Company; 33rd Company

Died when his F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet went down near Seeley, a town adjacent to El Centro Naval Air Facility. He had been a pilot for Strike Fighter Squadron 97. (18 January 2006) Operational Loss

1stLt Brian R.S.J. Deforge, USMC
Class of 2003, 18th Company

Died during an F-18 fighter jet training exercise in a mid-air collision while practicing dogfighting maneuvers when they crashed over Ft. Hunter Liggett. (26 June 2006) Operational Loss

1stLt Michael L. LiCalzi, USMC
Class of 2004, 26th Company

LiCalzi died in Al Anbar Province, Iraq while he was a platoon leader in ''A'' Company, 2nd Tank Battalion. (11 May 2006) Operational Loss

LT Raul D. Jimenez, USN
Class of 1998, 17th Company

Jimenez died as a result of injuries sustained in aircraft flight maneuvers. (27 January 2006) Operational Loss

SGT Steve Morin Jr., USANG
Class of 1997, 13th Company

Morin died west of Umm Qasr, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated, overturning the Humvee in which he was riding. (28 September 2005) Killed In Action

LCDR Erik S. Kristensen, USN
Class of 1995, 21st Company; 2nd Company

Killed while conducting combat operations when the MH-47 helicopter that he was aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province on June 28. (June 2005) Killed In Action

LT Michael M. McGreevy Jr., USN
Class of 1997, 10th Company

Killed while conducting combat operations when the MH-47 helicopter that he was aboard crashed in the vicinity of Asadabad, Afghanistan in Kumar Province on June 28. (28 June 2005) Killed In Action

LT Nicolas J. Juron, USN
Class of 2002, 21st Company

Died while conducting anti-drug operations on Columbia's Pacific Coast when the SH-60B Seahawk went down just after launching from the USS DeWert. (December 2005) Operational Loss

LT Christopher H. Snyder, USN
Class of 2000, 22nd Company

Died while conducting anti-drug operations on Columbia's Pacific Coast when the SH-60B Seahawk went down just after launching from the USS DeWert (December 2005) Operational Loss

LCDR Scott T. Bracher, USN
Class of 1994, 15th Company; 30th Company

One of two Navy officers who died when their S-3B Viking jet crashed while making an approach to land at NAS Jacksonville. (21 September 2005) Operational Loss

2ndLt James P. Blecksmith, USMC
Class of 2003, 26th Company

Enemy action in the province that includes the city of Fallujah. (November 2004) Killed In Action

LtCol Brett M. Bekken, USMCR
Class of 1989, 17th Company

Died when his jet crashed in the California desert during a training mission. (21 April 2004) Operational Loss

Capt Franklin R. Hooks II, USMC
Class of 1997, 12th Company; 17th Company

Was on a routine training mission about 60 miles south of the Azores when his F/A-18 Hornet was reported missing. (June 2004) Operational Loss

1stLt Ronald D. Winchester, USMC
Class of 2001, 25th Company

Killed by a roadside bomb while guarding convoys in Iraq. (September 2004) Killed In Action

LtCol David S. Greene, USMCR
Class of 1986, 33rd Company

Small-arms fire from the ground killed Greene as he was flying a Cobra helicopter in the Al Anbar Province in western Iraq. (July 2004) Killed In Action

LCDR Scott A. Zellem, USN
Class of 1991, 35th Company

One of four Navy officers who died when their S-3B Viking surveillance aircraft crashed on the island of Kita Iwo Jima during operations from the aircraft carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS. (9 August 2004) Operational Loss

LT Kylan A. Jones-Huffman, USNR
Class of 1994, 2nd Company; 26th Company

Huffman was a Naval Reservist shot in an ambush in Al Hillah, Iraq. (August 2003) Killed In Action

LT Thomas M. Adams, USN
Class of 1997, 25th Company

An exchange officer with the Royal Navy's 849 Squadron was killed when two Royal Navy Sea King helicopters collided over international waters. (March 2003) Operational Loss

LtCol William R. Watkins III, USAF
Class of 1989, 32nd Company

Watkins was the weapons system officer of an F-15E that went down during a combat mission in Iraq. (7 April 2003) Killed In Action

LCDR Anthony R. Domino, USNR
Class of 1991, 13th Company

Naval Aviator—a training flight through rain and snow in an F5E Tiger 11, a single-seat fighter jet, about 10 miles South of Fallon Naval Air Station. (18 April 2003) Operational Loss

Capt Seth R. Michaud, USMC
Class of 1998, 5th Company

Helicopter Pilot—Killed during a friendly fire incident while participating in a training exercise as part of the Combined Joint Task Force in eastern Africa. (22 June 2003) Operational Loss

CDR Kevin A. Bianchi, USN
Class of 1985, 23rd Company

Helicopter Pilot—Killed during a routine training mission with the Heavy Helicopter Combat Support Squadron Four in Italy. (16 July 2003) 
Operational Loss

CAPT* William C. McCool, USN
Class of 1983, 17th Company

Died along with six colleagues when the Shuttle Columbia broke apart over the Western United States. (1 February 2003) Operational Loss *Posthumous promotion

LT Matthew S. Shubzda, USN
Class of 1998, 13th Company

Naval Aviator—Super Hornet fighter jet. Crash in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Point Sur. (October 2002) Operational Loss

Capt Matthew W. Bancroft, USMC
Class of 1994, 7th Company

Command pilot—KC-130/R Crash in Pakistan. (9 January 2002) Operational Loss

LT Terri S. Fussner, USN
Class of 1996, 34th Company

Navy pilot—SH-60B Seahawk Crash in Mediterranean Sea. (March 2002) 
Operational Loss

LCDR Robert E. Clukey III, USN
Class of 1991, 30th Company

Navy pilot—F/A-18 Hornet. Crashed off the waters of Italy. (3 November 2002) Operational Loss

LCDR Christopher C. Tragna, USN
Class of 1991, 24th Company

Navy Pilot—Died during training at the Naval Air Station Patuxent River. (2 April 2002) Operational Loss

LT Joel A. Korkowski, USN
Class of 1994, 34th Company

Navy Pilot—Presumed dead after his F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter collided with another jet southwest of Monterey, CA during training exercises. (October 2002) Operational Loss

CDR Peter G. Oswald, USN
Class of 1984, 2nd Company

Died of injuries sustained during a military training exercise in southern El Salvadore. (27 August 2002) Operational Loss

LCDR William R. Muscha, USN
Class of 1987, 7th Company

Navy Pilot—Died when his T-39 Sabreliner crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. (May 2002) Operational Loss

1stLt John N. Wilt, USMC
Class of 2000, 28th Company

Navy Pilot—Died when his T-39 Sabreliner crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. (May 2002) Operational Loss