Coker’s confirmation fills a 10-month vacancy that was left after the inaugural national director, Chris Inglis, stepped down in February.
The accident, which remains under investigation, is the deadliest Air Force mishap since 2018, and the fourth fatal Osprey crash in two years.
Kyle Douglas McMahan was arrested on felony charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
The U.S. military said it was continuing to look for the seven missing service members who were aboard the aircraft.
Staff Sgt. Jake Galliher, 24, is survived by his wife Ivy and two sons, ages 2 and 7 weeks.
Staff Sgt. Todd Darter helped rescue Sgt. Mark Garcia and his son from a car crash in September.
Staff Sgt. Tanner W. Grone was one of five Army special operations aviators killed when their helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean Sea on Nov. 10.
Capt. Carlos Mendoza and Staff Sgt. Morgan Reed received the medals Nov. 9.
Gen. Eric Smith signaled his desire to resume the commandant job when he can and wished Marines a happy birthday.
“We’re Marines till we die,” a Silver Star recipient says in the video. “And we require a two-week notice for that.”
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