Overview
- A pilot traced three headstones and a saluting service member in a flight path over Columbus to honor the Ohio airmen.
- The Ohio Air National Guard identified Capt. Seth Koval, Capt. Curtis Angst, and Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons of the 121st Air Refueling Wing, including Simmons, who was posthumously promoted to master sergeant.
- The other fallen were Maj. John Alex Klinner, Capt. Ariana G. Savino, and Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt.
- U.S. Central Command said the KC-135 went down in friendly airspace in western Iraq during refueling in support of Operation Epic Fury and not from hostile or friendly fire.
- A dignified transfer at Dover Air Force Base drew President Trump and other leaders as communities shared messages and prepared local memorials.