GC sailors killed in C-2A crash

The Navy has identified three sailors – two from Florida and one from Louisiana – who were killed in a C-2A Greyhound crash the day before Thanksgiving on Nov. 23 in the Philippine Sea while returning to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan. The three were identified as Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew Chialastri of Baton Rouge, La.; Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Apprentice Bryan Grosso of Pensacola, Fla.; and Lt. Steven Combs of Jacksonville, Fla. Chialastri was assigned to the USS Ronald Reagan. Chialastri was valedictorian of Woodlawn High School's 2013 graduating class. Grosso was assigned to Ronald Reagan; graduated from West Florida High School; and had served a training stint at Naval Air Technical Training Center in Pensacola. Combs was assigned to the "Providers" of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 and served aboard Ronald Reagan as part of Carrier Air Wing Five, according to the Navy. (Source: Military.com, WBRZ and Pensacola News Journal 11/25/17)