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Three Fairchild Airmen Die in Afghanistan Crash

Capt. Mark Voss, Capt. Victoria Pinckney and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron.

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The Department of Defense announced today the death of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. The airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.  The cause of the crash is under investigation. 

Killed were: 

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  • Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado Springs, CO  
  • Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, CA
  • Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield, CA

-Department of Defense

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