Six US airmen killed in KC-135 refueling plane crash in Iraq, bringing Iran war death toll to 13

All six crew members of a KC-135 military refueling aircraft were killed when the plane crashed over western Iraq while supporting US operations in the Iran war. The crash, which CENTCOM said was not the result of hostile fire, involved a midair incident with another US aircraft in friendly airspace. The other aircraft landed safely. The dead were identified as Maj. John A. Klinner, 33; Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31; Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34; Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28. The crash brought the total US death toll in the Iran war to 13, with seven killed by enemy fire and six in this accident. The mounting casualties underscored the real human cost of a war Trump had repeatedly claimed was 'practically nothing' and could end whenever he wanted.