C-130 plane crashes in Afghanistan: US defense official

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Dear readers,

A cause for the crash has not been determined. This is what Major Tony Wickman, a U.S. military spokesperson said: "With a high degree of confidence I can say that an enemy attack did not contribute to the crash. It is under investigation."

Ali Khan
Digital Engagement Team, USCENTCOM

Any speculation before the investigation is complete would be wrong.

 

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Six US airmen killed in Afghanistan plane crash identified - The Economic Times

DYESS AIR FORCE BASE: The Department of Defense has identified the six American airmen killed when a U.S. Air Force military transport plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan.

The airmen were identified Saturday as: Capt. Jonathan Golden, 33, of Camarillo, California; Capt. Jordan Pierson, 28, of Abilene, Texas; Staff Sgt. Ryan Hammond, 26, of Moundsville, West Virginia; Senior Airman Quinn Johnson-Harris, 21, of Milwaukee; Senior Airman Nathan Sartain, 29, of Pensacola, Florida; and Airman 1st Class Kcey Ruiz, 21, of McDonough, Georgia.

Golden, Pierson, Hammond and Johnson-Harris were based at Dyess Air Force Base in Abilene. Sartain and Ruiz were based at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.

Also killed: five civilian passengers and an unknown number of people on the ground.

The cause of the early Friday crash remains under investigation.