Pentagon identifies 6 Air Force airmen killed in KC-135 refueling aircraft crash in Iraq

(ABCNEWS.COM) By. Jon Haworth: The Pentagon identified the six service members killed when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday.

Three of the Air Force airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing, MacDill Air Force Base in Florida.

• Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama
• Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington
• Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky

The other three airmen were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.

• Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana
• Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio
• Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio

The crash, which involved another KC-135 tanker, is still under investigation.