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Hundreds Honor Fallen Ohio Airmen in Emotional Procession After Iraq Plane Crash

The airmen died in a midair refueling crash supporting Operation Epic Fury; their remains were honored in a procession and returned to their Ohio hometowns.

  • On Sunday, the remains of Capt. Seth R. Koval, Capt. Curtis J. Angst, and Tech. Tyler H. Simmons returned to Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base after being killed March 12 in an Iraq crash.
  • Operation Epic Fury claimed six lives total when their tanker crashed in friendly airspace, with crew members from the 121st Air Refueling Wing and the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.
  • Patriot Guard riders and community members gathered along the route Sunday to pay respects during the solemn procession. "It's important to honor our fallen," Artie Pearson, a Patriot Guard rider, said.
  • Following the dignified arrival, the airmen were transported to their hometowns for individual funerals. Angst's service is scheduled for Friday at Dayton National Cemetery, which houses American military veterans.
  • U.S. Central Command is currently investigating the March 12 crash, which officials confirmed occurred in friendly airspace without hostile or friendly fire involvement.
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Central Ohio lines procession routes as 3 fallen airmen return home

Central Ohio communities gathered in grief and gratitude as three airmen killed in a refueling aircraft crash in Iraq were brought home to be laid to rest.

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Motorcade brings Wilmington servicemember home after six troops were killed in aircraft crash

A hero was returned home through a special motorcade in Wilmington, Ohio, on Sunday afternoon.Capt. Curtis Angst, 30, was one of six servicemembers killed earlier in March when a tanker crashed in Iraq.The airman was working on a refueling mission as part of the 121st Air Refueling Wing in the Ohio Air National Guard.His body was taken to Columbus, and a motorcade led by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Wilmington Police and other law enforcement …

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3 fallen airmen return to Ohio

The remains of the three Ohio National Guard airmen who died in a refueling aircraft crash return to Columbus on Sunday.

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Patriot Guard riders honor fallen Ohio airmen during dignified arrival at Rickenbacker base

Members of the Patriot Guard Riders stood watch as a KC-135 carrying the airmen flew overhead, returning them home.

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Hundreds honor fallen Ohio airmen in emotional procession after Iraq plane crash

A family friend of Master Sgt. Tyler Simmons told 10TV that she knew his parents.

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The Columbus Dispatch broke the news in Columbus, United States on Saturday, March 28, 2026.
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