The US Department of Defence on Saturday ​identified the six US airmen who ‌were killed in a plane crash over Iraq.

The airmen were on a KC-135 aerial refuelling ​tanker supporting US attacks on Iran. ​

The crash involved another aircraft but ⁠was not the result of hostile ​or friendly fire and is under investigation, ​the military has said.

Three airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refuelling Wing, stationed at ​MacDill Air Force Base near Tampa, ​Florida:

• Major John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama.
• Captain ‌Ariana ⁠G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington.
• Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky.

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

• Captain Seth R. Koval, 38, of ​Mooresville, ⁠Indiana.
• Captain Curtis J. Angst, 30, of Wilmington, Ohio.
• Technical Sergeant Tyler H. Simmons, 28, ⁠of ​Columbus, Ohio.