The Navy is holding a sailor in pretrial confinement in connection with the death, the service confirmed.
“All six crew members aboard a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” CENTCOM announced.
A former Air Force engineer charged with making false statements and obstructing justice during a criminal investigation into the crash was acquitted.
Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington succumbed to his injuries on Sunday after a March 1 Iranian attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
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