The U.S. military identified all eight Air Force crew members on an Osprey that crashed on Nov. 29 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan.
The U.S. military has released the names of all eight Air Force crew members on an on Nov. 29, as transitioned into search and recovery operations off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan.
The Osprey had been performing a routine training mission when it went down, according to the Air Force.
So far, the remains of three crew members have been recovered, according to a military news release, and the remains of another three have been located and are being recovered. Two Airmen have not yet been located, but the shift to search and recovery indicates the military no longer expects to find survivors.
’s remains were recovered on the day of the crash. He was the only one of the total eight crew members whose remains had been found before Monday. Galliher, 24, was a young father from Massachusetts who had been assigned to the 43rd Intelligence Squadron as a direct support operator.
The Air Force released the names and information about the other seven on Tuesday:
, 32, of Andover, Minnesota, was a CV-22 instructor pilot and officer in charge of training, assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Eric V. Spendlove, 36, of St. George, Utah, was a residency trained flight surgeon and medical operations flight commander assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Luke A. Unrath, 34, of Riverside, California, was a CV-22 pilot and flight commander assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan.
