COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Three of the six servicemembers killed when a refueling aircraft crashed while supporting military operations against Iran are from Ohio, including at least one from Columbus.
“I have been advised by Ohio’s Adjutant General that three of the six servicemembers killed during the air refueling mission in Iraq were Ohioans deployed with the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing,” Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement.
Tyler Simmons of the Air Force was one of the six people who died Friday in Iraq aboard a KC-135, a crash that brought the total number of service members killed in Iranian operations to 13. The identities of the other servicemembers have not been released…