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Gov. orders flags at half-staff April 10 for Maj. Savino
Gov. Bob Ferguson ordered flags lowered for Maj. Ariana Savino after the KC-135 crash killed 6 U.S. airmen.
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson directed state and United States flags to fly at half-staff on Friday, April 10, 2026, honoring United States Air Force Maj. Ariana Savino.
Savino, 31, of Covington, died on March 12, 2026, when her KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in Western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury.
A 2013 Kentwood High School graduate, Savino was one of six airmen killed in the crash, according to MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
MacDill officials announced Savino was posthumously promoted to major from captain, effective January 23, 2026.
The U.S. Central Command confirmed the incident remains under investigation, ruling out hostile or friendly fire as the cause of the aircraft loss.