Class 10-13 graduate killed in KC-135 crash Published May 8, 2013 By Staff Sgt. James Bolinger 71st Flying Training Wing VANCE AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- A former Vance student pilot was one of three Airmen killed when a KC-135 Stratotanker crashed near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan May 3. Capt Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, from Colorado Springs, Colo., and deployed from the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., was a graduate of Class 10-13. Other deceased Airmen are: Tech. Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, hometown of Bakersfield, Calif. Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, hometown of Boerne, Texas The crew and aircraft were assigned to the Transit Center at Manas near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. "Our hearts and prayers go out to the families of the Airmen who made the ultimate sacrifice in Kyrgyzstan," said Col. James Abatti, the 71st Operations Group commander. "Let us not forget that their sacrifice and the sacrifices of those before them were not in vain. This great nation was built by heroes like them." The 93rd ARS is part of the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. (Editor's Note: Some information for this article was provided by the 92nd Air Refueling Wing public affairs office.)