Navy IDs officer killed in E-2D Hawkeye crash off Virginia
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The Navy identified the service member who died Wednesday in the crash of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye in the waters off Virginia.
On Friday, Lt. Hyrum Hanlon was identified as the Navy officer who died from a military plane crash in the waters off Virginia this week. Two service members were rescued and are recovering. (U.S. Navy) An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, assigned to the ÒBlack EaglesÓ of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 113, flies over the Philippine Sea on Jan. 22. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sophia Simons)) An E-2D Hawkeye performs a touch-and-go landing on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis in the Atlantic Ocean (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Grant G. Grady)
Hanlon was commissioned as a naval officer from Arizona State University in May 2017. He joined the VAW-120 on Jan. 31, 2021.