Department of Defense officials released the names of two airmen killed in a Air Force plane crash in Afghanistan on Monday.
of a U.S. Bombardier E-11A aircraft in central Afghanistan's Ghazni province, an area controlled by the Taliban. The cause of the crash is not yet known, but officials have said there was"no indication it was caused by enemy fire."
"It's really hard to describe how sad we are at the loss of two great Airmen. Lt. Col. Paul Voss was our brother and teammate," said Gen Mike Holmes, commander of Air Combat Command, in a statement to."The men and women of our Air Force knowingly put themselves in harm's way, and I'm thankful for great Americans like them. Our thoughts and prayers are with their family members and our fellow Airmen during this difficult time.
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