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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.
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Gov. orders flags at half-staff April 10 for Maj. Savino
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has directed that flags be lowered to half-staff on April 10 for Maj. Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, who was killed March 12 during America’s war against Iran.
·Mercer Island, United States
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