The names of two of the three soldiers who were on the U.S. Army helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight on have been released.

A United States Army UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter crashed at approximately 9 p.m. while performing a training mission near Ronald Reagan

A Georgia high school says that one of the soldiers involved in the mid-air collision was a former student and a member of their MCJROTC program.

The U.S. Army has released the names of 2 of the 3 Soldiers who were on the helicopter in the DC crash, including 1 from Georgia. Here's what we know.

The two pilots had a combined total of 1,500 flight hours and the crew chief was a senior aviator with at least 500 hours in the air.

Chief Warrant Officer Josh Muelhendorf says Staff Sgt. Ryan O’Hara was a standout soldier. They worked together a lot, flew together a lot, and everyone respected him.

Ryan O' Hara was identified as one of the troops who died in the mid-air crash in DC Friday night. Hara was the Black Hawk helicopter's crew chief, Parkview High School Marine Corps JROTC said on Thursday.