The Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet in Washington on Wednesday was on a training flight along a route core to a seldom-discussed military mission to evacuate senior officials to safety in the event of an attack on the U.

On Friday, the Army confirmed that Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, the pilot in charge, and Staff Sergeant Ryan O'Hara, the crew chief, were aboard the helicopter.

A Noxubee County native was among those aboard a Black Hawk helicopter that collided with a regional jet Wednesday in Washington, D.C., reports say.