The two Navy aviators who were killed when their aircraft crashed in steep rugged terrain near Mt. Rainer are identified as California natives.

The U.S. Navy identified two pilots who were killed in an aircraft crash last week, calling them “role models, trailblazers, and women whose influence touched countless people on the flight deck and well beyond.

The U.S. Navy has identified two female aviators, who were killed when their EA-18G Growler crashed last week during a training mission east of Mount Rainier in Washington state.