U.S. Refueling Plane Crashes in Iraq, Military Says
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Rescue efforts are ongoing, officials said, after the KC-135 tanker was involved in an apparent accident with another KC-135.
U.S. Central Command says two aircraft were involved in the incident and that a search and rescue effort is currently underway.
Rescue efforts are underway after a U.S. Air Force refueling plane went down in Iraq, the U.S. military said Thursday. The crash is not due to hostile fire or friendly fire, the military said.
It happened in friendly airspace during the Iran operation, known as Operation Epic Fury. CENTCOM said this was not due to hostile or friendly fire.
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