The Department of Defense announced that the following Marines were killed as a result of the
crash of a KC-130/R aircraft in Pakistan today:

Command Pilot
Captain Matthew W. Bancroft
29, of Shasta, CA. He joined the Marine Corps in 1994.

Co-Pilot
Captain Daniel G. McCollum
29, of Richland, SC. He joined the Marine Corps in 1993.

Flight Engineer
Gunnery Sergeant Stephen L. Bryson
35, of Montgomery, AL. He joined the Marine Corps in 1983.

Loadmaster
Staff Sergeant Scott N. Germosen
37, of Queens, NY. He joined the Marine Corps in 1982.

Flight Mechanic
Sergeant Nathan P. Hays
21, of Lincoln, WA. He joined the Marine Corps in 1999.

Flight Navigator
Lance Corporal Bryan P. Bertrand
23, of Coos, OR. He joined the Marine Corps in 1998.

Radio Operator
Sergeant Jeannette L. Winters
25, of Du Page, IL. She joined the Marine Corps in 1997.

The Marines are assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 (VMGR-352), the "Raiders." Elements of VMGR-352 are attached to Combined Task Force 58, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. VMGR-352 is home-based at the Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, CA.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.