politics
March 15, 2026
Six US troops killed in Iraq military plane crash identified
The six U.S. service members who died in the military plane crash in Iraq this week have now been identified by the Pentagon.
TL;DR
- Six U.S. service members were killed in a military plane crash in Iraq.
- The deceased have been identified by the Pentagon 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.
- The airmen were assigned to MacDill Air Force Base in Florida and Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio.
- They were part of "Operation Epic Fury," the U.S. military mission in Iran.
- The crash involved a KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in friendly airspace.
- U.S. Central Command determined the crash was not caused by hostile or friendly fire, and an investigation is underway.
- The deaths raise the U.S. death toll from the Iran war to 13.
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