Washington service member among 6 killed in US military crash in Iraq

The Department of Defense said Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, was among the service members who died March 12 in Iraq.

COVINGTON, Wash. — One of six U.S. Air Force service members killed in a refueling aircraft crash in Iraq this week was from Washington state.

The Department of Defense said Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, was among the service members who died March 12 when a KC-135 aircraft went down in western Iraq during a combat mission supporting operations against Iran.

Savino was assigned to the the 99th Air Refueling Squadron, a unit stationed at Sumpter Smith Joint National

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