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C Co, 4-160 | September 17, 2025
The Army early Monday identified the special operations soldiers killed last week in an MH-60M helicopter crash near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., reported the crew members were all assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). The crew members are: •Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Mo. •Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Fla. •Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Wash. •Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Wash. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm the loss of four courageous Night Stalkers from the 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), who tragically lost their lives on Sept. 17th during a training mission,” said Col. Stephen Smith, the unit’s commander. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. A team from the Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has been dispatched to investigate the crash.
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), nicknamed “the Night Stalkers,” trains to insert Navy SEALs, Delta Force, U.S. Army Rangers and other specialty units into combat, often behind enemy lines. The unit has its headquarters and two battalions at Fort Campbell, Ky., with a battalion also located at Lewis-McChord and Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The crash occurred Sept. 17 at approximately 9 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, just as twilight was ending over the Capitol State Forest west of the state capital of Olympia. The crash site is near Summit Lake, about 35 miles west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Military and civilian emergency responders shifted Friday from a search-and-rescue mission to a recovery mission as the Army announced all four crew members were believed to be dead. The crash ignited a wildfire of about one acre, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Mo. (U.S. Army) Cully, 35, was commissioned in May 2013 as an Army aviation officer from Missouri State University. He completed flight school at Fort Rucker. After his initial service, he was reappointed as an aviation warrant officer and served as a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot. In 2022, he completed the UH-60M instructor pilot course at Fort Rucker. He deployed to Europe twice in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and Operation Swift Response. In 2024, after being selected to serve in the 160th SOAR, he was assigned to C Company at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where he supported multiple training missions and deployed to the Indo-Pacific theater. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Basic Army Aviator Badge, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Fla. (U.S. Army) Kraus, 39, served in the Marine Corps as a CH-46 Chinook maintainer from July 2008 until 2013. In 2017, he joined the Army and attended Warrant Officer Candidate School and flight school at Fort Rucker. He then served as an aeromedical evacuation pilot in command in Germany. In 2023, after joining the 160th SOAR, he was assigned to C Company. Kraus supported multiple U.S.-based training missions and deployed for contingency response operations. Kraus graduated earlier this year from the aviation maintenance test pilot course at Fort Rucker. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal second award, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy Unity Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation and Basic Aviation Badge.
U.S. Army Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Wash. (U.S. Army) Scott, 25, enlisted in the Army as a UH-60 helicopter repairer. His first assignment with the 160th was to D Company, 4th Battalion as a Black Hawk maintainer. After completing the MH-60 Black Hawk modified non-rated crewmember course, he accumulated over 776 flight hours as a crew chief in C Company. He has served on two support missions to Operation Inherent Resolve and on a crisis response contingency operation. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal - Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Combat Action Badge.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Wash. (U.S. Army) Good, 23, enlisted in the Army in 2021. She joined C Company as a helicopter maintainer and as a crew chief beginning in 2023, accumulating over 730 flight hours. She served in numerous stateside and overseas training missions and in a crisis response contingency operation. Her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Basic Parachutist Badge, Combat and Special Skill Badge Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge and Basic Aviation Badge.
“As we mourn their loss, we stand united in honoring their memory and their extraordinary commitment to the mission. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, loved ones, and the entire Night Stalker community during this profoundly difficult time,” Smith said. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has been involved in nearly every major conflict since the August 1983 invasion of Grenada. It took part in the invasion of Panama, the first Persian Gulf War, the Somali Civil War, the post-9/11 Wars on Terrorism, and the insurgency against al-Qaida in Yemen, according to Army unit histories. Lewis-McChord is a joint Army-Air Force installation about 20 miles south of Tacoma. Regional weather forecasts at the time reported clear skies, no cloud cover and a visibility of 10 miles. Winds at 9 p.m. were 15 mph, with gusts of up to 19 mph. Temperatures were about 62 degrees at 9 p.m.
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The Army early Monday identified the special operations soldiers killed last week in an MH-60M helicopter crash near Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Special Operations Command at Fort Bragg, N.C., reported the crew members were all assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). The crew members are: •Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Mo. •Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Fla. •Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Wash. •Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Wash. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm the loss of four courageous Night Stalkers from the 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), who tragically lost their lives on Sept. 17th during a training mission,” said Col. Stephen Smith, the unit’s commander. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. A team from the Army Combat Readiness Center at Fort Rucker, Ala., has been dispatched to investigate the crash.
The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), nicknamed “the Night Stalkers,” trains to insert Navy SEALs, Delta Force, U.S. Army Rangers and other specialty units into combat, often behind enemy lines. The unit has its headquarters and two battalions at Fort Campbell, Ky., with a battalion also located at Lewis-McChord and Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. The crash occurred Sept. 17 at approximately 9 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, just as twilight was ending over the Capitol State Forest west of the state capital of Olympia. The crash site is near Summit Lake, about 35 miles west of Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Military and civilian emergency responders shifted Friday from a search-and-rescue mission to a recovery mission as the Army announced all four crew members were believed to be dead. The crash ignited a wildfire of about one acre, according to the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Cully, 35, from Sparta, Mo. (U.S. Army) Cully, 35, was commissioned in May 2013 as an Army aviation officer from Missouri State University. He completed flight school at Fort Rucker. After his initial service, he was reappointed as an aviation warrant officer and served as a UH-60M Black Hawk pilot. In 2022, he completed the UH-60M instructor pilot course at Fort Rucker. He deployed to Europe twice in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve and Operation Swift Response. In 2024, after being selected to serve in the 160th SOAR, he was assigned to C Company at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, where he supported multiple training missions and deployed to the Indo-Pacific theater. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Basic Army Aviator Badge, Parachutist Badge and Air Assault Badge.
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Kraus, 39, from Sanibel, Fla. (U.S. Army) Kraus, 39, served in the Marine Corps as a CH-46 Chinook maintainer from July 2008 until 2013. In 2017, he joined the Army and attended Warrant Officer Candidate School and flight school at Fort Rucker. He then served as an aeromedical evacuation pilot in command in Germany. In 2023, after joining the 160th SOAR, he was assigned to C Company. Kraus supported multiple U.S.-based training missions and deployed for contingency response operations. Kraus graduated earlier this year from the aviation maintenance test pilot course at Fort Rucker. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Navy Achievement Medal second award, Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Armed Forces Service Medal, Overseas Service Ribbon, Navy Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, Navy Unity Commendation, Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation and Basic Aviation Badge.
U.S. Army Sgt. Donavon Scott, 25, from Tacoma, Wash. (U.S. Army) Scott, 25, enlisted in the Army as a UH-60 helicopter repairer. His first assignment with the 160th was to D Company, 4th Battalion as a Black Hawk maintainer. After completing the MH-60 Black Hawk modified non-rated crewmember course, he accumulated over 776 flight hours as a crew chief in C Company. He has served on two support missions to Operation Inherent Resolve and on a crisis response contingency operation. His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Inherent Resolve Campaign Medal - Campaign Star, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon and Combat Action Badge.
U.S. Army Sgt. Jadalyn Good, 23, from Mount Vernon, Wash. (U.S. Army) Good, 23, enlisted in the Army in 2021. She joined C Company as a helicopter maintainer and as a crew chief beginning in 2023, accumulating over 730 flight hours. She served in numerous stateside and overseas training missions and in a crisis response contingency operation. Her awards include the Meritorious Service Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Basic Parachutist Badge, Combat and Special Skill Badge Expert Marksmanship Qualification Badge and Basic Aviation Badge.
“As we mourn their loss, we stand united in honoring their memory and their extraordinary commitment to the mission. Our thoughts and prayers are with their families, loved ones, and the entire Night Stalker community during this profoundly difficult time,” Smith said. The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment has been involved in nearly every major conflict since the August 1983 invasion of Grenada. It took part in the invasion of Panama, the first Persian Gulf War, the Somali Civil War, the post-9/11 Wars on Terrorism, and the insurgency against al-Qaida in Yemen, according to Army unit histories. Lewis-McChord is a joint Army-Air Force installation about 20 miles south of Tacoma. Regional weather forecasts at the time reported clear skies, no cloud cover and a visibility of 10 miles. Winds at 9 p.m. were 15 mph, with gusts of up to 19 mph. Temperatures were about 62 degrees at 9 p.m.
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https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-09-22/special-operations-soldiers-jblm-19181694.html
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