Bardstown, Kentucky, native among 6 airmen killed in KC-135 crash in Iraq

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — A Bardstown, Kentucky, native was among six airmen killed in an aircraft crash in western Iraq on Thursday.

According to the Department of War, 34-year-old Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt was killed in a KC-135 crash in western Iraq during Operation Epic Fury.

Pruitt and two others — Maj. John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama, and Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington — were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

Capt. Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Capt. Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, were assigned to the 121st Air Refueling Wing at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base in Columbus, Ohio.

Officials said the incident remains under investigation.