U.S. identifies six service members killed in plane crash over Iraq

The U.S. Department ​of Defence on Saturday (March 14, 2026) identified ‌the six U.S. airmen who ​were killed in a ⁠plane crash over Iraq.

The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refuelling ‌tanker supporting U.S. attacks on Iran. The crash ‌involved another aircraft, but was ‌not ⁠the result of ⁠hostile or friendly fire and is under investigation, the military has said.

Three airmen ​were assigned ‌to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, ‌Florida: Major John A. ​Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama. Captain Ariana G. ⁠Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington. Technical Sergeant Ashley B. ‌Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky.

The other three airmen were in the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, ‌Ohio: Captain Seth R. Koval, ​38, of Mooresville, Indiana. Captain Curtis J. Angst, ⁠30, of Wilmington, Ohio. Technical ⁠Sergeant Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio.