US Military Scrambles to Find Crew After Refueling Aircraft Is Lost Over Iraq

The United States military launched a major search and rescue effort after one of its aerial refueling aircraft was lost during an operation over western Iraq. The news raised fresh questions about

A US military refueling aircraft went down in Iraq, killing all six crew members

US Central Command said the incident that brought the plane down occurred in "friendly airspace" and was not the result of friendly or hostile fire.

The Navy’s ‘doomsday plane’ has shown up in Oregon before. Here’s what it does

A Navy Boeing E-6B Mercury, also known as a “doomsday plane,” captured attention across the West Coast on Sunday when it spent about two hours making repeated approaches near Fresno Yosemite International Airport,
Texas Public Radio

All 6 crew are dead after a U.S. military aircraft goes down in Iraq

The U.S. military confirmed that all six crew members on an KC-135 aircraft died after the refueling plane went down in western Iraq, raising the death toll after two weeks of war with Iran.
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Onboard fire extinguished on aircraft carrier in Red Sea, Navy says

The fire occurred Thursday in the aircraft carrier's main laundry room and was not combat related, the Navy said.

NORAD intercepts 5 Russian aircraft near Alaska, though military says there was no threat

NORAD intercepted five Russian military aircraft near Alaska’s western coast, but officials say the flights were not provocative.