Tag: operation epic fury

The life of Maj. John “Alex” Klinner will be honored with a service on Monday in Trussville. Klinner was one of six killed in western Iraq on March 12.

U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Birmingham) introduced a resolution honoring the sacrifice of the six Americans killed in Iraq on March 12.

The bodies of six people killed in western Iraq while serving the United States Air Force were returned to the United States on Wednesday. President Donald Trump and U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) were in Delaware for what is known as a "dignified transfer."

The GoFundMe for a Trussville man killed last week during Operation Epic Fury has reached over $1 million in donations.

The U.S. military identified all six of the service members killed last week in a KC-135 aircraft crash in western Iraq.

A Birmingham airman was one of the six crew members killed in a KC-135 refueling crash in Iraq.

The U.S. and Israeli militaries have struck over 1,000 Iranian targets as part of Operation Epic Fury, but U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) warned that the “big wave” is yet to come.

As the military campaign against Iran draws into its third day, America is already mourning the loss of three U.S. service members, who were killed Sunday in a retaliatory attack that injured five others.