Crew of fatal US military crash included Alabama father and several from Ohio
This photo provided by by Mary Remmes shows Maj. Alex Kilnner on Jan. 10, 2026. (Mary Remmes via AP)
A pilot from Alabama had just been promoted to major in January and had been deployed less than a week when the refueling aircraft he was aboard crashed in Iraq this week, killing him and five others, his brother-in-law said Saturday.
Alex Klinner, 33, leaves behind three small children: 7-month-old twins and a 2-year-old son, his brother-in-law, James Harrill, said Saturday while confirming his death.
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