MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Air National Guard is releasing the name of the pilot killed this week during an F-16 jet crash.
Officials identified the pilot as Capt. Durwood “Hawk” Jones, 37, of Albuquerque, New Mexico. His F-16 jet crashed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during a training mission Tuesday night.
Cpt. Jones joined the Air National Guard in 2011 and graduated from F-16 basic qualification training in 2015.
Jones was awarded two Air Medal’s with combat C devices. This honor is awarded to people who have been personally exposed to hostile action or under significant risk of hostile action.
He deployed as part of a United States Pacific Command Theater Support Package to Japan in 2015 and Korea in 2017. He also deployed again in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel to Afghanistan in 2019.
Jones leaves behind a wife and two young children.
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