Covington native, Air Force captain killed in Iraq plane crash remembered

Name: Covington native, Air Force captain killed in Iraq plane crash remembered
Uploaded: 2026-03-16T00:09:54Z
Description: The Covington community is mourning Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six service members killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. Savino, a Kentwood High School graduate and Central Washington University ROTC alum, served as a pilot with the 99th Air Refueling Squadron and logged more than 300 combat hours during deployments in the Middle East.

The Covington community is mourning Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino, one of six service members killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq. Savino, a Kentwood High School graduate and Central Washington University ROTC alum, served as a pilot with the 99th Air Refueling Squadron and logged more than 300 combat hours during deployments in the Middle East.

Posted March 15, 2026 5:09pm PDT