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Article snippet: The United States Navy on Saturday identified the three sailors lost after an aircraft carrying 11 crew members and passengers crashed in the Philippine Sea on Wednesday. The sailors were Lt. Steven Combs; Matthew Chialastri, an aviation boatswain’s mate airman; and Bryan Grosso, an aviation ordnanceman airman apprentice, according to a statement by the Seventh Fleet. The men have been missing since the C2-A Greyhound aircraft they were aboard crashed southeast of Okinawa, Japan, on its way to the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan. The others on board were rescued and in good condition. The Navy ended its search for the three men on Friday and notified their families. An investigation into the crash is continuing. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the families of these sailors,” Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, the commander of the Seventh Fleet, said in the fleet’s statement. “Their service and sacrifice will be lasting in Seventh Fleet and we will continue to stand the watch for them, as they did bravely for all of us.” Lt. Combs and Airman Grosso were natives of Florida, and Airman Chialastri was a native of Louisiana. Airman Chialastri and Airman Grosso were assigned to the Ronald Reagan. Lt. Combs was assigned to a fleet logistics support squadron and had embarked aboard the Ronald Reagan as part of Carrier Air Wing Five. Among them, the men had been stationed in Florida, Illinois, New Hampshire and Texas. Posts on social media indicated that Airman Grosso had graduated... Link to the full article to read more