BAKER NOTABLE SUBMISSION
>>8120408 (lb) Pilot killed in Sunday crash flew for AF Reserve/DEA
That makes the second DEA pilot to die in crashes this year
sauce for New Years Day plane crash: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/ntsb-investigator-to-arrive-on-site-of-joco-plane-crash-wednesday
DEA agent among the victims of Tuesday's deadly plane crash
Posted: 12:30 PM, Jan 01, 2020
Updated: 2:04 PM, Jan 01, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While investigators continued their work Wednesday to learn more about what caused a single-engine airplane to Tuesday at Johnson County Executive Airport, officials released information about one of the victims.
Earlier Wednesday, the Kansas Highway Patrol identified the victims as Jonathan J. Vannatta, 48 of Maumelle, Arkansas, and Darcy L. Matthews, 43, of Belton, Texas. Investigators say Vannatta was the pilot.
On Wednesday afternoon, 41 Action News confirmed that Vannatta was a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration. A DEA spokesperson said Vannatta was not on a DEA assignment.
Matthews did not work for the DEA…
…Radio communications from before the crash obtained by 41 Action News indicate the plane was bound for Arkansas when it took off from the Johnson County Executive Airport.
Preliminary information from the highway patrol’s report shows the plane crashed almost immediately after takeoff, clipping treetops before crashing east of the runway near 156th Street and Parkhill Street in Overland Park, Kansas, and catching fire.
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sauce: https://www.t-g.com/story/2550573.html
Vannatta earns master's from Army War College
Col. Jonathan Vannatta, U.S. Army Reserve, graduated from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., earning a master's degree in Strategic Studies on July 27.
"The educational highlight of this program for me was an elective on Defense Support to Civil Authorities (DSCA). The security of our homeland is the Nation's first priority and is a fundamental aspect of the National Military Strategy. This course explored capabilities derived from warfighting functions that can be applied to domestic assistance or law enforcement support missions." said Vannatta.
Vannatta, son of Jack and Linda Vannatta of Shelbyville, is a 1994 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. He resides in Little Rock, Arkansas, and serves as the Civil Affairs Planning Team Chief, Special Operations Command North (SOCNORTH) with the 350th Civil Affairs Command in Pensacola, Florida. He is employed as a special agent with the Drug Enforcement Administration in Little Rock, Arkansas, for his civilian career.
Retired Gen. Barry McCaffrey, former Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, congratulated the class for their enormous personal commitment to the Army War College education that he characterized as, "arguably one of the best graduate programs in the country on political and military affairs."
The U.S. Army War College's two-year distance education program develops senior military officers from the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, as well as senior foreign military officers and civilian officials from a variety of federal agencies, to serve in strategic level command and staff positions worldwide.
Two DEA Agent 7/10's?
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