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2 Hanscom airmen killed in Afghan
http://www.wcvb.com/news/2-hanscom-airmen-killed-in-afghan-plane-crash/3561649611 killed in military transport plane crash in Afghanistan
2 Hanscom airmen killed in Afghan
UPDATED 11:32 PM EDT Oct 02, 2015
BEDFORD, Mass. —Two of the six U.S. airmen who died this week when a U.S. Air Force C-130J military transport plane crashed in eastern Afghanistan were deployed out of Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachusetts.
Hansom officials made the announcement on the base's website Friday.
The other four airmen were deployed from Dyess Air Force Base in Texas. Five civilian passengers on the plane also died, as did some people on the ground.
The names of the victims will be withheld 24 hours after the families of the Airmen are notified in accordance with Department of Defense Policy.