WASHINGTON, March 24 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville issued the following press release:
U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) in introducing a resolution honoring the sacrifice and service of six American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice in the loss of a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft over western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fury. This resolution unanimously passed the Senate last night.
The resolution honors three members of the 99th Air Refueling Squadron part of the 6TH Air Refueling Wing (MacDill AFB) based at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base in Birmingham, Alabama: Major Alex Klinner, Major Ariana G. Savino, and Technical Sergeant Ashley B. Pruitt, along with Captain Seth R. Kova...