This undated photo provided by the Edwards Air Force Base shows Maj. Alexander Davis. (Edwards Air Force Base via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Edwards Air Force Base shows Col. Gregory Watson. (Edwards Air Force Base via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Edwards Air Force Base shows retired Lt. Col. Miles Middleton. (Edwards Air Force Base via AP)

This undated photo provided by the Edwards Air Force Base shows Jeromy Smith. (Edwards Air Force Base via AP)

Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Debbie Reyes Katz via AP Photo)

This image taken from video provided by KABC shows law enforcement responding to the scene of an aircraft crash, Monday, June 15, 2026, near Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. (KABC via AP)

Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Debbie Reyes Katz via AP Photo)

This undated photo provided by Rebecca Rischar on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, shows her, left, posing for a photo with her husband Christopher Rischar. (Rebecca Rischar via AP)