All three firefighters who were killed when their water tanker crashed in Australia have been identified, and their employer said they were veterans of the U.S. military. The men died on Thursday when their C-130 water tanker aircraft crashed while fighting wildfires in Australia.

The Canadian-based Coulson Aviation, an aerial firefighting company, identified the men as Capt. Ian McBeth, 44; First Officer Paul Hudson, 42; and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan, Jr. The three “remarkable and well-respected crewmembers” were on board their plane when it crashed in New South Wales in southeast Australia.