2017
23 Afghanistan War Operations    2 Iraq War Operations    22 Other Operations    9 ISIS Operations    Total: 56
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01/07/17 (S) Specialist Isiah L. Booker 23, Cibolo, Texas U.S. Army Jordan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide	01/12/17 (S) Specialist John P. Rodriguez 23, Hemet, Calif. U.S. Army Kuwait Non-combat Died in a non-combat related incident He was assigned to 2nd Engineer Battalion, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss,Texas.   ASP Slide   Link   photo	01/29/17 (S) Chief Special Warfare Operator William "Ryan" Owens 36, Peoria, Illinois U.S. Navy Arabian Peninsula of Yemen Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds sustained in a raid against al-Qaida He was assigned to an East Coast based Special Warfare unit.   ASP Slide Link photo	02/19/17 (A) Private First Class Brian. P. Odiorne 21, Ware, Massachusetts U.S. Army Al Anbar Province, Iraq Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood,Texas.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link
03/19/17 (A) Sergeant First Class Robert R. Boniface 34, San Luis Obispo, California U.S. Army Logar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	03/22/17 (A) Staff Sergeant Alexandria Mae Morrow 25, Dansville, New York U.S. Air Force Southwest Asia Non-combat Died while performing maintenance duties in support of combat operations She was assigned to the 366th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho.   ASP Slide Link   Link   photo	04/08/17 (A) Staff Sergeant Mark R. De Alencar 37, Edgewood, Maryland U.S. Army Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of injuries sustained when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	04/27/17 (A) Sergeant Joshua P. Rodgers 22, Bloomington, Illinois U.S. Army Nangarhar Province Hostile Died as a result of small arms fire while engaged in dismounted operations. assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.   ASP Slide Link   Link
04/27/17 (A) Sergeant Cameron H. Thomas 23, Kettering, Ohio U.S. Army Nangarhar Province Hostile Died as a result of small arms fire while engaged in dismounted operations. assigned to 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia.   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	04/29/17 (A) First Lieutenant Weston C. Lee 25, Bluffton, Georgia U.S. Army Mosul Hostile Died from injuries while conducting security as part of advise and assist support to partnered forces. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 325th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   ASP Slide   Link   photo	05/05/17 (A) Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Kyle Milliken 38, Falmouth, Maine U.S. Army 40 miles west of Mogadishu Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to an East Coast based special warfare unit ,in support of a Somali National Army-led operation with U.S. Africa Command.   ASP Slide Link   Link   photo	05/26/17 (S) Specialist Etienne J. Murphy 22, Loganville, Georgia U.S. Army Al-Hasakah, Syria Non-hostile Died of injuries sustained during a vehicle rollover related incident. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia.   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link
06/10/17 (A) Corporal Dillon C. Baldridge 22, Youngsville, North Carolina U.S. Army Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of gunshot wounds He was assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	06/10/17 (A) Sergeant William M. Bays 29, Barstow, California U.S. Army Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of gunshot wounds He was assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	06/10/17 (A) Sergeant Eric M. Houck 25, Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Army Peka Valley, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of gunshot wounds He was assigned to 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, KY.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	06/17/17 (O) Yeoman 3rd Class Shingo Alexander Douglass 25, San Diego, California U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo
06/17/17 (O) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Noe Hernandez 26, Weslaco, Texas U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo	06/17/17 (O) Sonar Technician 3rd Class Ngoc T Truong Huynh 25, Oakville, Connecticut U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo	06/17/17 (O) Personnel Specialist 1st Class Xavier Alec Martin 24, Halethorpe, Maryland U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo	06/17/17 (O) Fire Controlman 1st Class Gary Leo Rehm Jr. 37, Elyria, Ohio U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo
06/17/17 (O) Gunner's Mate Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby 19, Palmyra, Virginia U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo	06/17/17 (O) Fire Controlman 2nd Class Carlosvictor Ganzon Sibayan 23, Chula Vista, California U.S. Navy USS Fitzgerald off the Shimoda coast of Japan, Accident - ship collision Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the guided missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald   ASP Slide Link photo	07/03/17 (A) Private First Class Hansen B. Kirkpatrick 19, Wasilla, Alaska U.S. Army Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died from wounds received during an indirect fire attack. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	08/02/17 (S) Technical Sergeant David Board 49, Barboursville, West Virginia U.S. Air National Guard Kuwait Non-combat Died in a non-combat-related incident while deployed in support of combat operations. He was assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, West Virginia.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link
08/02/17 (A) Specialist Christopher Michael Harris 25, Jackson Springs, North Carolina U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improved explosive device detonated near their convoy. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link photo	08/02/17 (A) Sergeant Jonathon Michael Hunter 23, Columbus, Indiana U.S. Army Kandahar, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of injuries sustained when a vehicle-borne improved explosive device detonated near their convoy. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link photo	08/13/17 (s) Sergeant Roshain Euvince Brooks 30, Brooklyn, New York U.S. Army Iraq Combat wounds Died of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide	08/13/17 (s) Specialist Allen Levi Stigler Jr. 22, Arlington, Texas U.S. Army Iraq Combat wounds Died of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations in Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide
08/16/17 (A) Staff Sergeant Aaron R. Butler 27, Monticello, Utah U.S. Army Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - IED attack Died of injuries suffered from an improvised explosive device while conducting combat operations. He was assigned to the 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Camp Williams, Utah.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link   photo	08/18/17 (A) GS-12 Daniel Hoadley 54, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Army Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was a civilian contractor assigned to the Office of the Program Manager, Saudi Arabian National Guard Modernization Program, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   ASP Slide Link photo	08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Kevin Sayer Bushell 26, Gaithersburg, Maryland U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Dustin Louis Doyon 26, Suffield, Connecticut U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link
08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 2nd Class Jacob Daniel Drake 21, Cable, Ohio U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Timothy Thomas Eckels Jr. 23, Manchester, Maryland U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 1st Class Charles Nathan Findley 31, Kansas City, Missouri U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 3rd Class John Henry Hoagland III 20, Killeen, Texas U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link
08/21/17 (O) Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Corey George Ingram 28, Poughkeepsie, New York U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link photo	08/21/17 (O) Interior Communications Electrician 1st Class Abraham Lopez 39, El Paos, Texas U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Interior Communications Electrician 3rd Class Logan Stephen Palmer 23, Decatur, Illinois U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link	08/21/17 (O) Electronics Technician 3rd Class Kenneth Aaron Smith 22, Cherry Hill, New Jersey U.S. Navy USS John S. McCain near Singapore Non-combat Died when his US Navy ship was struck by a commercial vessel. He was assigned to the USS John S. McCain   ASP Slide Link
10/01/17 (I) Specialist Alexander W. Missildine 20, Tyler, Texas U.S. Army Salah ad-Din Province, Iraq Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died as a result of injuries sustained when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy. He was assigned to the 710th Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Polk, La.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link	10/04/17 (O) Staff Sergeant Bryan Black 35, Puyallup, Washington U.S. Army Niger Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received in a firefight when his unit was ambushed by rebel militants. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link   photo	10/04/17 (O) Staff Sergeant Jeremiah Johnson 39, Springboro, Ohio U.S. Army Niger Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received in a firefight when his unit was ambushed by rebel militants. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link   photo	10/04/17 (O) Sergeant La David T. Johnson 25, Miami Gardens, Florida U.S. Army Niger Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received in a firefight when his unit was ambushed by rebel militants. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link   photo
10/04/17 (O) Staff Sergeant Dustin Wright 29, Lyons, Georgia U.S. Army Niger Hostile - hostile fire Died of wounds received in a firefight when his unit was ambushed by rebel militants. He was assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group, Ft. Bragg, N.C.   Military Times Link   ASP Slide Link   Link     Link   photo	10/27/17 (A) Chief Warrant Officer Jacob M. Sims 36, Juneau, Alaska U.S. Army Logar Province, Afghanistan Non-hostile - Helicopter crash Died as a result of wounds sustained when he was involved in a helicopter crash. He was assigned to 4th Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.   ASP Slide Link photo	11/04/17 (A) Sgt. First Class Stephen B. Cribben 33, Simi Valley, California U.S. Army Logar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 2d Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, Fort Carson, Colorado.   ASP Slide Link   Link   photo	11/11/17 (I) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Lee M. Smith 35, Arlington, Texas U.S. Army Camp Taji, Iraq Non-hostile Died due to injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, KY. Link photo
11/14/17 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Hughton O. Brown 43, Brooklyn, New York U.S. Army Camp Buehring, Kuwait Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 306th Engineer Company, 411th Engineer Brigade, Farmingdale, New York. Link	11/22/17 (A) Airman Matthew Chialastri 21, Baton Rouge, Louisiana U.S. Navy Western Pacific Ocean Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a C-2A Greyhound transport plane crash over the Pacific Ocean en route to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, He was assigned to the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan Link   Link	11/22/17 (A) Lt. Steven Combs 28, Pensacola, Florida U.S. Navy Western Pacific Ocean Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a C-2A Greyhound transport plane crash over the Pacific Ocean en route to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, He was was assigned to the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 30 and the Reagan as part of Carrier Air Wing Five Link   Link     Link	11/22/17 (A) Airman apprentice Bryan Grosso 18, Pensacola, Florida U.S. Navy Western Pacific Ocean Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died in a C-2A Greyhound transport plane crash over the Pacific Ocean en route to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, He was assigned to the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan Link   Link     Link
11/25/17 (S) Cpl. Todd L. McGurn 20, Riverside, California U.S. Army Baghdad, Iraq Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	12/11/17 (A) Staff Sgt. David Thomas Brabander 24, Anchorage, Alaska U.S. Army Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related rollover crash. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Link   Link     Link   photo	12/20/17 (S) Spc. Avadon A. Chaves 20, Turlock, California U.S. Army Al Asad, Al Anbar Province, Iraq Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, Fort Bliss, Texas. Link   Link   photo	12/28/17 (O) Private First Class Emmanuel Mensah 28, Bronx, New York U.S. Army National Guard Bronx, New York Non-combat He died in an apartment building blaze that killed 12 others. He had rushed in and out of the burning Bronx building at least three times to guide four people to safety. He was posthumously awarded a Medal of Valor and a Soldier’s Medal by the Army. Mensah was a permanent legal resident who immigrated to the US from Ghana. He enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2016.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link     Link