Final Soldier Killed in Black Hawk Collision Identified as Family, Friends Grieve

The Army on Saturday identified a pilot who was among three soldiers who died when their Black Hawk helicopter collided with a passenger airplane over Washington, D.C., this week, after the service initially withheld the name at the request of the family amid online speculation over her identity.

Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, of Durham, North Carolina, was identified as one of the pilots of the Black Hawk flight that collided with American Eagle Flight 5342 around 9 p.m. Wednesday evening near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. All 67 people aboard the helicopter and airplane died in the crash.

"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Rebecca," her family said in a statement. "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."