US Military Plane Crashes in Iraq, Killing 6

0:00This is Global News Today, powered by AI and presented by the Daily News Now. The U.S. military has identified the six crew members killed when their KC-135 refueling plane crashed in Western Iraq on Thursday. They were John Klinner, a 33-year-old from Alabama, Ariana Savino, 31 from Washington, Ashley Pruitt, 34 from Kentucky. Seth Koval, 38 from Indiana, Curtis Angst, 30 from Ohio, and Tyler Simmons, 28 also from Ohio. The first three served in the Air Force, while the last three were National Guard members. The plane was on a combat mission as part of U.S. operations against Iran, and officials ruled out hostile or friendly fire. A second plane involved in the mission landed safely. Defense Secretary Pete Hexf called the crew American heroes. The crash raises the U.S. military death toll in the ongoing war with Iran to 13, including six soldiers in Kuwait and one in Saudi Arabia. Investigators suspect a possible mid-air collision, though details are

1:02still emerging. The site was near Tari Bill on the Iraqi Jordanian border, in friendly airspace, despite claims from Iran that a militia ally hit the plane with A. Missile. This marked the fourth U.S. aircraft, lost since the conflict began on February 28, with strikes on Iran. The KC-135, a Boeing tanker built in the 1950s and 60s, has long supported extended air missions. This episode is supported by our sponsor, Press Play. Put your head down. The sound is already there, S-O-L-I, solelypillow.com.