The identity of three US marines tragically killed when an Osprey aircraft crashed on the Tiwi Islands on Sunday has been revealed.
Captain Eleanor V LeBeau, 29, Corporal Spencer R Collart, 21, and Major Tobin J Lewis, 37, were killed when the MV-22B Osprey crashed.
“We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the ADF, Northern Territory Police, Northern Territory government, CareFlight Air and Mobile Services, NT Health, National Critical Care and Trauma Response Center, and Tiwi Island Government, who have come together to assist us in this difficult time.”
Capt LeBeau received the National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and Sea Service Deployment Ribbon. Tobin Lewis commissioned in the Marine Corps on August 22, 2008, and was promoted to the rank of Major on October 1, 2018. Three Marines remain in Royal Darwin Hospital, with one in critical condition and two in stable condition . Picture: Sky News
The Marines involved in the MV-22B Osprey crash were from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 363 and 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment .
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