The identities of all three soldiers who were on board a Black Hawk helicopter when it collided with an American Eagle passenger jet near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday have been released.

The tragic crash between an American Eagle passenger flight and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter occurred Wednesday night near Reagan National Airport, sending both aircraft into the Potomac River.

The four-person crew of American Eagle Flight 5342 was based in Charlotte ... At one point, the tower asks the Black Hawk if the CRJ was in sight, followed a few seconds later by another message ...