The remains of the three Ohio airmen killed in an air refueling mission over Iraq will return to the U.S. through a dignified transfer Wednesday.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine shared he will be traveling to Dover Air Force Base to pay his respects to the service members.The three Ohio airmen were among the six killed in the crash last Thursday. The Ohio Air National Guard members have been identified as 38-year-old Capt. Seth R. Koval of Mooresville, Indiana, 30-year-old Capt. Curtis J. Angst of Wilmington, Ohio, and 28-year-old Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons of Columbus, Ohio.The crash also claimed the lives of three members of the Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing, including Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, a 34-year-old mother of two.Angst’s family says he died doing what he loved most: flying and serving alongside the people he cared deeply about. Funeral arrangements have not been announced, and military officials continue to work to determine what caused the crash.U.S. Central Command said the circumstances of the crash are under investigation but that the loss of the aircraft was “not due to hostile or friendly fire.”

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The remains of the three Ohio airmen killed in an air refueling mission over Iraq will return to the U.S. through a dignified transfer Wednesday.

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I have received notice that the dignified transfer of Ohio’s three airmen killed overseas last week will take place tomorrow. Fran and I will join senior staff from the Ohio National Guard to travel to Dover Air Force Base to pay our respects to Capt. Seth Koval, Capt. Curtis…

— Governor Mike DeWine (@GovMikeDeWine) March 17, 2026

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine shared he will be traveling to Dover Air Force Base to pay his respects to the service members.

The three Ohio airmen were among the six killed in the crash last Thursday.

The Ohio Air National Guard members have been identified as 38-year-old Capt. Seth R. Koval of Mooresville, Indiana, 30-year-old Capt. Curtis J. Angst of Wilmington, Ohio, and 28-year-old Tech. Sgt. Tyler H. Simmons of Columbus, Ohio.

The crash also claimed the lives of three members of the Air Force’s 6th Air Refueling Wing, including Tech Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, a 34-year-old mother of two.

Angst’s family says he died doing what he loved most: flying and serving alongside the people he cared deeply about. Funeral arrangements have not been announced, and military officials continue to work to determine what caused the crash.

U.S. Central Command said the circumstances of the crash are under investigation but that the loss of the aircraft was “not due to hostile or friendly fire.”