Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. The Pentagon says all six crew members who were

aboard the U.S. military refueling plane have died in a collision with another plane in western Iraq.

In Pierce Quill Lawrence reports the refueling plane crash landed, but the second plane involved in the

collision landed safely. Sentcom announced that two U.S. refueling tank the second plane involved in the collision landed safely.

CENTCOM announced that two U.S. refueling tanker aircraft were involved in an incident in

friendly airspace. One of them, a KC-135 tanker, went down in western Iraq, which borders Jordan.

The second tanker landed safely.

Centcom said there was no hostile or friendly fire involved in the mishap. The KC-135 is used to

refuel jets in mid-air and usually carries a small crew of three to six airmen. Rescue operations

continued through the night. Central Command does not identify fallen troops until 24 hours after

next of kin have been notified. The Pentagon said bombardment of Iran will continue to

intensify and that U.S. forces are targeting Iran's ability to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz,

where a fifth of the world's oil supply transits. Quill Lawrence NPR News. President Trump is

shaking up the leadership at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. And Pierce Tamara Keith reports he's elevating someone who specializes in facilities

as the center prepares to undergo a major multi-year remodel.

In a post on social media, Trump thanked the center's outgoing president, Richard Grinnell,

a loyalist with no real performing arts experience,

who is also Trump's envoy for special missions. Trump is planning to close the center for what he

calls a complete reconstruction after July 4th. He has said the project will take two years and cost

more than $250 million.

Matt Flaka, who had previously been in charge of facilities,

is being elevated by Trump to be chief operating officer and executive director.

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