The U.S. Department of War has identified the six Air Force airmen who were killed when a KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq earlier this week.

Officials say a large alligator that made its way onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa has been captured and moved to a nearby river.

The Air Force says six officers who were in charge of caring for the infrastructure, fuel and logistics support for a North Dakota nuclear missile base were relieved of command due to a loss of confidence in their ability to carry out their responsibilities.