US identifies six service members killed in plane crash over Iraq 15-Mar 09:27

The U.S. Department of Defense on Saturday ​identified the six U.S. airmen who ‌were killed in a plane crash over Iraq.

The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refueling ​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:

The other three airmen were in ​the 121st ​Air Refueling ⁠Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, ​Ohio: