The governors of Georgia and Mississippi have confirmed the identities of two members of the Black Hawk helicopter crew who tragically lost their lives in a collision with a passenger airliner at Ronald Reagan National Airport on Wednesday evening.

The deceased are Chief Warrant Officer Andrew Eaves, a resident of Brooksville, Mississippi, whose wife has publicly shared her grief on Facebook and requested “peace,” and Staff Sergeant Ryan O’Hara, a native of Georgia.

Search operations continue at the site of the midair collision, which involved an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter, in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as reported on Friday in Arlington, Virginia.

A U.S. military official informed NPR on Friday that, at the request of the family, the Army will withhold the name of the female member of the three-person helicopter crew.

The official, who is not authorized to provide public statements, indicated that this decision is highly unconventional.

The anonymity of the third crew member has garnered significant attention and scrutiny online.

“At the request of the family, the name of the third Soldier will not be released at this time,” an Army statement said.

President Donald Trump has suggested, without evidence, that the deadly midair collision was the result of the Federal Aviation Administration’s efforts to hire a more diverse workforce.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, while at the White House speaking about the crash on Thursday, also took aim at diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the military and government.