Dallas Co., TX - Military: Air Force Crew Killed ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Robert Bennett USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release March 24, 2003 DOD IDENTIFIES AIR FORCE CREW KILLED IN HELICOPTER ACCIDENT The Department of Defense announced today the identities of six Air Force people killed in an HH-60 Pave Hawk accident in Afghanistan Sunday. Killed were: 1st Lt. Tamara ARCHULETA, 23, of Los Lunas, N.M. Staff Sgt. Jason HICKS, 25, of Jefferson, S.C. Master Sgt. Michael MALTZ, 42, of St. Petersburg, Fla. Senior Airman Jason PLITE, 21, of Lansing, Mich. Lt. Col. John STEIN, 39, of Bardolph, Ill. Staff Sgt. John TEAL, 29, of Dallas, Texas Archuleta, Hicks, Stein, and Teal were assigned to the 41st Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga. Maltz and Plite were assigned to the 38th Rescue Squadron, Moody AFB, Ga. http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/2003/b03242003_bt144-03.html