The Pentagon on Saturday recognized the six airmen who died in an aircraft crash in western Iraq on Thursday.
The airmen are 33-year-old Maj. John A. Klinner of Auburn, Alabama; 31-year-old Capt. Ariana G. Savino of Covington, Washington; 34-year-old Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt of Bardstown, Kentucky; 38-year-old Capt. Seth R. Koval of Mooresville, Indiana; 30-year-old Capt. Curtis J. Angst of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.
The crew members have been aboard a US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker refueling plane when it crashed in western Iraq on Thursday, the US army stated, including that the incident was “not due to hostile fire or friendly fire.”
The Pentagon stated Saturday the incident remains to be below investigation.
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