Pentagon names six US airmen killed in KC-135 crash
The U.S. military has confirmed the identities of all six crew members who died when their refueling aircraft crashed while operating near western Iraq on March 20, which officials stated was not caused by hostile fire or enemy action but rather mechanical failure during Operation Epic Fury in support against Iranian targets among wider Middle East conflict operations this week; Maj. John A. Klinner of Alabama and Capt. Ariana G.
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1The Pentagon has released the identities and home locations (Alabama or Washington) for six U.S. Air Force airmen killed in an aircraft crash.
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2The crashed plane was identified as a KC-135 aerial refueling tanker operating during Operation Epic Fury to support attacks on Iran, not hostile fire from enemy forces.
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The Pentagon has released the identities of six U.S. Air Force members who died last week when a military refueling tanker plane crashed in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury.
— (Scrippsnews)US names all six crew members killed on board their KC-135 aircraft that was supporting attacks against Iran, with the crash occurring over Western Iraq and not being caused by hostile fire or friendly action as stated earlier this week. The Pentagon confirmed these identities.
— (BBC News)Six US Air Force personnel died when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed over Iraq during Operation Epic Fury, an incident confirmed by the Pentagon as not resulting from hostile or friendly fire while flying in "friendly" territory. This crash marks only the fourth U.S. plane to go down since war with Iran began and is under investigation alongside other recent incidents involving US allies' military jets near Iranian airspace.