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Pentagon identifies six airmen killed in plane crash in Iraq
A squadron operations chief who had recently earned her wings as a pilot, a major overseeing flight training for dozens of airmen, and a young boom operator remembered for his “million-dollar smile” were among six US Air Force airmen killed when an aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, the Pentagon said.
TL;DR
- Six US Air Force airmen died in a KC-135 Stratotanker crash in western Iraq.
- The Pentagon identified the airmen as Maj. John A. Klinner, Capt. Ariana G. Savino, Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, Capt. Seth R. Koval, Capt. Curtis J. Angst, and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons.
- Three of the airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
- The other three were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Ohio.
- The aircraft crash is under investigation and was not caused by hostile fire.
- The deaths bring the total number of US troops killed in connection to the war with Iran to 13.