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The Pentagon has identified the six service members, who were killed when a US KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.
No fewer than three of the Air Force airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
The Pentagon listed the deceased service members as:
Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama
Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington
Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky
According to the Pentagon, the other three airmen were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.
They include:
Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana
Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio
Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio
The Pentagon added that it is investigating the crash, which involved another KC-135 tanker.
Recall that the aircraft was lost while flying over friendly airspace in western Iraq on March 12 during Operation Epic Fury.
US reveals identity of six soldiers feared dead in KC-135 refueling aircraft crash
