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Ohio Governor Orders Flags at Half-Staff for National Guard Airmen Killed in Iran
- On Saturday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff to honor three Ohio Air National Guard members killed in a mid-air collision over Iraq on Thursday.
- Six service members died when their KC-135 refueling tanker collided mid-air Thursday; U.S. Central Command stated the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire.
- Family members identified one of the fallen as Tech. Tyler Simmons, 28, an in-flight refueling specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing, while state officials await official confirmation from the U.S. Department of War.
- During a press briefing Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the crew members "American heroes," and flags will remain lowered on all public buildings and grounds statewide until sunset on the day of the airmen's respective funerals.
- Operation Epic Fury, an ongoing military engagement, has resulted in 13 American service member deaths since late February, with the crash remaining under investigation as family notifications continue.
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Gov. DeWine orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Ohio airmen killed in Iraq
Gov. Mike DeWine ordered the flags of the U.S. and the State of Ohio to be flown at half-staff on all public buildings and grounds statewide honoring the three Ohio airmen killed during an air refueling mission in Iraq.
Ohio flags lowered to half-staff for 3 airmen killed in Iraq
·Cincinnati, United States
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Gov. DeWine orders flags to be flown at half-staff in honor of Ohio Air National Guard airmen killed
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is ordering flags across the state to be flown at half-staff in honor of three Ohio Air National Guard members who were killed on Thursday during Operation Epic Fury.
·Cincinnati, United States
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