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This symbolic resolution publicly honors the 121st Air Refueling Wing and comforts families of fallen airmen, providing recognition and esteem without creating new authorities, funding, or legal changes.
Families of fallen airmen receive formal national recognition of their loved ones' service and sacrifice, offering consolation and honoring their memory.
Members of the 121st Air Refueling Wing and the broader public receive public recognition of the unit's readiness and professionalism, reinforcing public esteem and support for the unit and its mission.
No substantive policy, funding, or legal changes — the resolution is symbolic and does not provide material benefits or reforms for those it honors.
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Introduced March 26, 2026 by Bernardo Moreno · Last progress March 26, 2026
Recognizes and mourns the March 12, 2026 crash of a U.S. Air Force KC–135 Stratotanker in western Iraq during a refueling mission that killed all six servicemembers aboard. Names three of the deceased from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 121st Air Refueling Wing, honors their service and sacrifice, and highlights the unit’s operational tempo, recent distinctions, and the hazards of mid-air refueling.