Pentagon Releases Names and Units of Six U.S. Airmen Killed in KC‑135 Crash Over Western Iraq During Epic Fury Operations
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The Pentagon identified the six U.S. airmen killed when a KC‑135 Stratotanker crashed over western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury as Capt. Seth R. Koval, Capt. Curtis J. Angst and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons (assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker ANGB, Columbus, Ohio) and Maj. John A. Klinner, Capt. Ariana G. Savino and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt (assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill AFB, Florida). CENTCOM and U.S. officials said the tanker went down near Turaibil along the Iraq–Jordan border while flying over friendly territory, that the loss was not due to hostile or friendly fire, and that the crash followed an incident involving a second KC‑135 that landed safely; the circumstances (including a possible mid‑air collision) remain under investigation.
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