Klinner, Savino and Pruitt were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida. Kay Ivey said on X.Koval, Angst and Simmons were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio. Mike DeWine said he is mourning all of the airmen alongside the rest of the state, including those who were elite members of the Ohio Air National Guard. Pruitt, Klinner and Savino were members of the MacDill Air Force Base in Florida, which said it’s “devastated” by their loss. Curtis J. AngstAngst earned his bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering at the University of Cincinnati, the Ohio National Guard said.

Source: CNN March 15, 2026 02:51 UTC