US EditionWilmington native identified among those killed in military plane crash over Iraq
The crash killed six U.S. airmen supporting Iran-related operations, raising the U.S. death toll to 13 in Operation Epic Fury, officials said.
- U.S. forces say a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed March 12 over western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, killing six U.S. service members while conducting aerial refueling in friendly airspace.
- U.S. Central Command said the aircraft was supporting strikes against Iran in friendly airspace during Operation Epic Fury, which began Feb. 28; the loss is under investigation and not due to hostile fire.
- Families and the military named Curtis J. Angst, Captain with 880 flight hours and 67 combat hours, among the dead.
- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered flags at half-staff, and friends launched a GoFundMe March 15 that had raised $64,833 by March 16, while urging respect for families of the fallen.
- The KC-135 fleet, in service more than 60 years, numbered 376 aircraft last year, including 163 in the Air National Guard, while search-and-rescue efforts concluded on March 13.
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Friend pays tribute to Capt. Ariana Savino, one of the six US service members killed in a plane crash over Iraq
Retired Lt. Col. Ernesto Nisperos pays tribute to his friend and mentee Air Force Captain Ariana Savino, one of six U.S. service members killed in the crash of a refueling plane last week in Iraq.
Mercer Island Reporter
Condolences climb for Covington pilot killed in Iraq
Condolences continue to mount for Capt. Ariana Savino, 31, of Covington, one of six U.S. airmen killed when their KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq during the war against Iran.
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth
Father of 3 deployed less than week among 6 airmen killed in refueling plane crash
A father of three who had been deployed less than a week was among the six U.S. service members killed last week when a military refueling plane involved in the war with Iran crashed in western Iraq. Maj. John A. “Alex” Klinner, 33, leaves behind three small children: 7-month-old twins and a 2-year-old son, according to his brother-in-law, James Harrill. Klinner was a graduate of Auburn University and an eight-year U.S. Air Force veteran from Bi…
Congressman Baird Offers Condolences to Family of Mooresville Airman killed in Iraq.
Captain Seth Koval, an airman from Mooresville, Indiana and a member of the Ohio Air National Guard, was one of six killed in a KC-135 crash in Iraq earlier this month. Indiana Congressman Jim Baird released a statement honoring Koval.
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