By COREY DICKSTEIN | STARS AND STRIPES Published: February 4, 2021
WASHINGTON — The three Idaho Army National Guard pilots killed when their Black Hawk helicopter crashed during a training flight just outside Boise were all seasoned warrant officers and fathers, Guard officials said Thursday.
The Idaho National Guard identified the pilots as Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jesse Anderson, 43; Chief Warrant Officer 3 George “Geoff” Laubhan, 39; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Matthew Peltzer, 43. Anderson and Laubhan were from Boise, and Peltzer was from Nampa, just west of Idaho’s capital, the Guard said.
Idaho Guard officials said Wednesday that the three had signaled about 7:45 p.m. local time Tuesday that they were returning to their Boise base after completing a routine training flight in the mountains near Lucky Peak State Park. Just 15 minutes later Idaho Guard officials were alerted the UH-60 Black Hawk’s emergency signal had been activated.