US EditionPentagon identifies 6 Air Force airmen killed in KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in Iraq
The crash of a U.S. KC-135 Stratotanker over western Iraq killed six airmen and is under investigation; the military confirmed the incident was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.
- The Department of Defense identified six Air Force personnel who died in a KC-135 crash in Western Iraq earlier this week.
- CENTCOM confirmed that the crash involved a U.S. KC-135 and occurred in friendly airspace without hostile fire.
- So far, 13 U.S. service members have died during Operation Epic Fury.
- The crash happened amid the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran and broader regional conflicts.
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'Radiant' mother from Kentucky among 6 US service members who died in air crash in Iraq
The U.S. military is identifying the six service members who died last week when a KC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq. The crew members are tied to National Guard and Air Force units in Alabama, Florida and Ohio. U.S.…
Pilot, a father of 3, among those killed when refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq
A pilot from Alabama had just been promoted to major in January and had been deployed less than a week when the refueling aircraft he was aboard crashed in Iraq this week, killing him and five others, his brother-in-law said Saturday.
Six service members who died in US military aircraft crash identified
The Department of Defense on Saturday identified the six crew members who died when a U.S. military aircraft crashed in Iraq last week. Three of them were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at the MacDill Air Force Base in Florida. Their names are: Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Ala.; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash.; and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky. The other three, Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, o…
It remains unclear why the plane crashed over Iraq. All six crew members are dead. The Pentagon is now releasing their names.
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