Jennifer Stansberry Miller, Director of Crisis Solutions for Empathia
WIBC 9AM-Noon Podcast
WIBC
4.6 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 3 February 2025
⏱️ 12 minutes
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Summary
More than 40 bodies have been recovered after the crash that occurred between a US military Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines passenger plane in Washington DC.
Jennifer Stansberry Miller, Director of Crisis Solutions for Empathia, joins Kendall and Casey to provide some insight on the tragedy.
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| 0:30.1 | Rob, so over the weekend, the U.S. Army released the name of the third soldier who died on that Black Hawk helicopter, |
| 0:36.1 | the one that collided with the American |
| 0:37.6 | airline passengers. |
| 0:39.4 | And so far, they have totaled 67 people who have passed away from that accident. |
| 0:45.1 | Have you ever seen a delay like this in releasing what is somewhat easily obtainable |
| 0:51.8 | obvious information? |
| 0:53.6 | Yeah, it is interesting, isn't it? |
| 0:55.4 | It does make you question a lot of things. |
| 0:58.3 | But to learn some more about what happened in that accident or how it affects other people, |
| 1:05.0 | we have Jennifer Strandberry Miller, and she is a subject matter expert. They call them a Smee. That's an acronym that you have to learn. |
| 1:15.0 | SMEE. I've never been that with anything. Yeah. Well, she's based here in Indianapolis and she's going to provide some |
| 1:22.1 | insight on that DC airline tragedy. And Jennifer, let's begin with some of the lessons that have been learned. |
| 1:31.0 | Now, in your extensive experience, what are some of the biggest things that we've learned from |
| 1:36.1 | past aviation disasters? And what can we use those lessons for in helping us respond to |
| 1:43.2 | these current tragedies. |
| 1:46.0 | Absolutely. |
| 1:46.8 | And again, thank you for having me. |
| 1:48.6 | I just want to start out with my thoughts over the families and loved ones from American |
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