Osprey crash victim flew at CAFB

The Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Field, Fla., has identified the eight service members lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan and was now focused on recovering all of their bodies and the aircraft debris.

The CV-22B Osprey crashed on Nov. 29 during a training mission. On Monday, the Air Force said six of the eight crew members' remains had been located. Three have been recovered. The two lost crew members were unlikely to have survived and the search for their remains was continuing, the Air Force said.  

The lost crew members include: 

*Air Force Maj. Jeffrey T. Hoernemann, 32, of Andover, Minn., was a CV-22 instructor pilot and officer in charge of training, assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Maj. Eric V. Spendlove, 36, of St. George, Utah, was a residency trained flight surgeon and medical operations flight commander assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Maj. Luke A. Unrath, 34, of Riverside, Calif., was a CV-22 pilot and flight commander assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

[Regional Note: Maj. Unrath started as an AF Developmental Engineer, Astronautical Engineer at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.  In 2019, he cross-trained to become a pilot and completed Undergraduate Pilot Training at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss.] 

* Air Force Capt. Terrell K. Brayman, 32, of Pittsford, NY, was a CV-22 pilot and flight commander assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zachary E. Lavoy, 33, of Oviedo, Fla., was a medical operations flight chief assigned to the 1st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Staff Sgt. Jake M. Turnage, 25, of Kennesaw, Ga., was a flight engineer assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Senior Airman Brian K. Johnson, 32, of Reynoldsburg, Ohio, was a flight engineer assigned to the 21st Special Operations Squadron, 353rd Special Operations Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan. 

* Air Force Staff Sgt. Jacob "Jake" M. Galliher, 24, was a native of Pittsfield, Mass. His remains were the first to be found. (AF Special Operations Command 12/05/23)