Two members of the USAF have died in an incident in northern Kyrgyzstan.\u00a0 A third is missing and feared dead.<\/p>\n
A USAF KC-135<\/a> based at Manas AB departed yesterday on an aerial refueling mission in support of operations in Afghanistan.<\/p>\n Takeoff was normal.\u00a0 Sometime afterward, a witness reported hearing an explosion, followed several seconds later by a second explosion and the breakup of the aircraft.\u00a0 The aircraft then crashed, scattering debris over an area with radius of approximately 1-km.<\/p>\n At least one individual calling in to a hotline reported seeing a parachute during the aircraft\u2019s breakup and crash.\u00a0 Remains from two individuals<\/a> have been reported recovered; they have not yet been identified.\u00a0 Portions of the debris field extends over relatively rough terrain.<\/p>\n The third airman on board remains missing.\u00a0 The incident is under investigation.\u00a0 Names of the aircrew and other details relating to the incident have not yet been released.<\/p>\n Rest in peace, my late brothers-in-arms.\u00a0 May God comfort your surviving friends and families.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n