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Wilmington Community Mourns Servicemember Killed in Iraq Aircraft Crash
All six U.S. Air Force crew died in a mid-air refueling crash during Operation Epic Fury, raising the U.S. death toll in the operation to 13, officials said.
- On March 12, a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed in western Iraq, and six airmen died, according to United States Central Command.
- Amid operations against Iran, the flight supported Operation Epic Fury that began Feb. 28, in support mission.
- On Saturday the Department of War identified six airmen from the 6th Air Refueling Wing and 121st Air Refueling Wing, including Capt. Ariana G. Savino, who logged 348 combat hours.
- The six casualties raised the U.S. death toll in Operation Epic Fury to 13, with search-and-rescue efforts concluding on March 13, and families launching a GoFundMe on March 15.
- Investigators are reconstructing the mid-air refueling evolution to determine what happened, as the Boeing KC-135 has flown since the 1950s and boom refueling is highly precise and trained.
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