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Navy identifies 3 sailors lost in Philippine Sea plane crash

By Kimberly Leonard
Published November 25, 2017 3:48pm ET
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Navy identifies 3 sailors lost in Philippine Sea plane crash
The names of the sailors who died in the Philippine Sea - Lt. Steven Combs (pictured above), Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Matthew Chialastri, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso - were made public after the Navy notified their families, according to a 7th Fleet statement on Saturday. (image courtesy of the U.S. Navy)

The U.S. Navy has identified the three sailors lost in a C-2A Greyhound crash Wednesday in the Philippine Sea after ending its search-and-rescue efforts.

The names of the sailors, Lt. Steven Combs, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Matthew Chialastri, and Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso, were made public after the Navy notified their families, according to a 7th Fleet statement on Saturday.

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