Pentagon Names 6 Military Members Killed in Iraq Tanker Crash

The crew members had been part of the U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran, bringing the death toll of American service members in the conflict to at least 13.Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker in 2023, during a flight at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Ohio. Sergeant Simmons was one of the six crew members killed when the refueling plane they were aboard crashed in Iraq.