Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marine Maj. Tyler R. Braconi was identified as the pilot killed in the crash of a AH-1Z attack helicopter Oct. 16. The Marine ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Maj. Tyler R. Braconi was killed in an AH-1Z Viper helicopter crash in Southern California on Thursday. (U.S. Marine Corps) The ...

Military officials have identified the Camp Pendleton-based pilot and California native killed in a helicopter crash last week. Maj. Tyler R. Braconi, 35, died when an AH-1Z Viper carrying two crew ...

A U.S. Marine Corps pilot based out of Marine Corps Air Station Miramar was killed and another was injured after their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Imperial County on Thursday, ...

Katherine Spies became enthralled with flying in her youth attending big air shows — leading her to a career as a Marine Corps helicopter pilot at Camp Pendleton and in combat service in Afghanistan.