The U.S. Army has identified Capt. Rebecca M. Lobach, of Durham, North Carolina, as one of three soldiers killed when a Black Hawk military helicopter collided in mid-air with an American Airlines jet near Ronald Reagan National Airport on Jan. 29.
The Army said Lobach had served as an aviation officer since July 2019. She had no deployments. Her awards included an Army Commendation Medal, an Army Achievement Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, and an Army Service Ribbon.
“We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca. She was a bright star in all our lives. She was kind, generous, brilliant, funny, ambitious and strong. No one dreamed bigger or worked harder to achieve her goals,” Lobach’s family said in a statement included in the Army’s Feb. 1 press release….