Pentagon Identifies American Service Members Killed In Tanker Crash
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By Harold Hutchison
Published on March 15, 2026.
The Department of War has identified six American service members killed in the crash of a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in Iraq. Three of the deceased were members of the Ohio Air National Guard, while another was identified by Republican Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville. The incident occurred over western Iraq on Thursday, with CENTCOM confirming it was not due to hostile fire or friendly fire. Six other American servicemembers were killed in an Iranian attack on a tactical operations center in Kuwait, and a seventh died of wounds from an attack on an American base in Saudi Arabia since President Donald Trump announced Operation Epic Fury. Of the 414 planes in the Air Force's inventory, 167 are still on active duty.
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