DOD officials identify Air Force casualties from F-15E crash

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WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  Department of Defense officials here July 19 announced the names of two Airmen who died supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in a nonhostile F-15E Strike Eagle crash July 18 near Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.

Killed were:
-- Capt. Thomas J. Gramith, 27, of Eagan, Minn. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C.
-- Capt. Mark R. McDowell, 26, of Charlotte, N.C. He was assigned to the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson AFB.

The crash occured at 3:15 A.M. Kabul time. The F-15E is a dual-role fighter designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. The aircraft uses two crewmembers, a pilot and a weapon systems officer.

Additional details will be provided as information becomes available. A board of officers will investigate the accident.