Tyler Voss of Boerne, Texas was one of the crew members aboard the KC-135 that went down today. After graduating high school in 2004 he attended the USAFA has been serving since graduation from the Academy.

May God rest his soul.

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Sorry to hear about the loss of 3 brave aircrew.

Seems like an unusual accident. KC-135s don't just blow up in mid-air.

On a side note, I retired from the AF over 20 years ago. I noticed that there was only a 3 man crew. In my day, I remember that there was a 4th crewmember - a nav - on board. Guess GPS systems have eliminated that position on the KC-135s.

Which current airframes still require Navs?

T&P.

His brother is a student here.

Lots of USAFA/A&M connections. My daughter is the lone Zoomie in a family of Aggies. And her husband was a freshman in Voss's USAFA squadron when Voss was a Firstie (senior) and CO of the squad.

From the Aggie side of our family, "Here".

And from the Zoomie side, "Here's a toast..."

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