Trump Meets With Gold Star Families for Dignified Transfer

Administration officials honored the lives of six Air Force members killed when their refueling aircraft crashed over western Iraq on March 12.
Trump Meets With Gold Star Families for Dignified Transfer
President Donald Trump walks across the South Lawn as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, on March 18, 2026. President Trump is returning from a dignified transfer ceremony at Dover Air Force Base. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images
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President Donald Trump traveled to Dover, Delaware, on March 18 to honor the lives of six U.S. Air Force members lost during a refueling incident last week while participating in Operation Epic Fury. 
Major John A. Klinner, 33, of Auburn, Alabama; Captain Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Washington; Tech Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Kentucky; Captain Seth R. Koval, 38, of Mooresville, Indiana; Captain Curtis J. Angst, 30, from Wilmington, Ohio; and Tech Sergeant Tyler H. Simmons, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, were killed when their KC-135 Stratotanker crashed over western Iraq on March 12.
Travis Gillmore
Travis Gillmore
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Travis Gillmore is a White House reporter for The Epoch Times. He previously covered the California legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom. Contact him at [email protected]
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