2019
22 Afghanistan War Operations    3 Iraq War Operations    12 ISIS Operations    Total: 37
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01/16/19 (S) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jonathan R. Farmer 37, Boynton Beach, Florida U.S. Army Manbij, Syria Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of wounds sustained from a suicide improvised explosive device. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.   Military Times Link Link photo	01/16/19 (S) Chief Cryptologic Technician Shannon M. Kent 35, Pine Plains, New York U.S. Navy Manbij, Syria Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of wounds sustained from a suicide improvised explosive device. She was assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 66, based at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	01/16/19 (A) Sgt. Cameron A. Meddock 26, Spearman, Texas U.S. Army Landstuhl, Germany Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of injuries sustained from small arms fire during combat operations on Jan. 13, 2019, in Jawand District, Badghis Province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	01/16/19 (S) Civilian Ghadir Taher 27, East Point, Georgia U.S. Army Manbij, Syria Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of wounds sustained from a suicide improvised explosive device. She was an Arabic interpreter with with defense contractor Valiant Integrated Services Link   Link     Link   photo	01/16/19 (S) Civilian Scott R. Wirtz 0 37, St. Louis, Missouri Civilian Manbij, Syria Hostile - IED attack Died as a result of wounds sustained from a suicide improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency as an operations support specialist. Link photo
01/22/19 (A) Staff Sergeant Joshua Z. Beale 32, Carrollton, Virginia U.S. Army Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire during combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link	03/05/19 (S) Sgt. Holli R. Bolinski 37, Pinckneyville, Illinois U.S. Army Kuwait Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related incident: vehicle collision with civilian truck. She was assigned to 657th Transportation Company, 419th Transportation Battalion, 103d Sustainment Command, Mount Vernon, Illinois and stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait as part of Operation Spartan Shield.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	03/05/19 (S) Spc. Jackson D. Johnson 20, Hillsboro, Missouri U.S. Army Kuwait Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related incident: vehicle collision with civilian truck. He was assigned to 657th Transportation Company, 419th Transportation Battalion, 103d Sustainment Command, Mount Vernon, Illinois and stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait as part of Operation Spartan Shield.   Military Times Link Link photo	03/22/19 (A) Spc. Joseph P. Collette 29, Lancaster, Ohio U.S. Army Kunduz Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Combat Operations Died as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to the 242nd Ordnance Battalion, 71st Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group, Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link	03/22/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Will D. Lindsay 33, Cortez, Colorado U.S. Army Kunduz Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Combat Operations Died as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link
04/08/19 (I) Cpl. Robert A. Hendriks 25, Locust Valley, New York U.S. Marine Corps Parwan province, Afghanistan Hostile - combat operations Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.   Military Times Link Link photo	04/08/19 (I) Sgt. Benjamin S. Hines 31, York, Pennsylvania U.S. Marine Corps Parwan province, Afghanistan Hostile - combat operations Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.   Military Times Link Link photo	04/08/19 (I) Staff Sgt. Christopher K.A. Slutman 43, Newark, Delaware U.S. Marine Corps Parwan province, Afghanistan Hostile - combat operations Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division, Marine Forces Reserve.   Military Times Link Link photo	04/19/19 (A) Staff Sgt. Albert J. Miller 24, Richmond, New Hampshire U.S. Air Force Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died in a non-combat-related incident. He was assigned to the 736th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. Miller was a crew-chief for a C-17 Globemaster transport plane.   Military Times Link Link   Link   photo	04/20/19 (A) Spc. Ryan Dennis Orin Riley 22, Richmond, Kentucky U.S. Army Ninawa Province, Iraq Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 32nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.   Military Times Link Link photo
04/23/19 (S) Spc. Michael T. Osorio 20, Horseshoe Bend, Idaho U.S. Army Taji, Iraq Non-combat Died in a non combat related incident. He was assigned to 4th Squadron, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link photo	04/29/19 (S) Pfc. Michael A. Thomason 28, Lincoln Park, Michigan U.S. Army Kobani, Syria Non-combat Died of wounds sustained from a non-combat incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Kentucky.   Military Times Link Link photo	05/07/19 (A) Spc. Miguel L. Holmes 22, Hinesville, Georgia U.S. Army Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died of wounds sustained from a non-combat incident. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Savannah, Georgia. Link photo	06/25/19 (A) Sgt. James G. Johnston 24, Trumansburg, New York U.S. Army Uruzgan province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 79th Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), 71st Ordnance Group, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	06/25/19 (A) Master Sgt. Micheal B. Riley 32, Heilbronn, Germany U.S. Army Uruzgan province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link photo
06/30/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Elliott JRobbins 31, Ogden, Utah U.S. Army Helmand Province, Afghanistan Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link	07/13/19 (A) Sgt. Maj. James G. Sartor 40, Teague, Texas U.S. Army Faryab Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of injuries sustained from enemy small arms fire during combat operations. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Carson, Colorado.   Military Times Link Link photo	07/19/19 (S) Sgt. William Edward Friese 30, Rockport, West Virginia U.S. Army Camp Buehring, Kuwait Non-combat Died from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 821st Engineer Company, 1092nd, Engineer Battalion, 111th Engineer Brigade, Summersville, West Virginia. Link photo	07/29/19 (A) Pfc. Brandon Jay Kreischer 20, Stryker, Ohio U.S. Army Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died as a result of wounds sustained in a combat related incident. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link Link photo	07/29/19 (A) Spc. Michael Isaiah Nance 24, Chicago, Illinois U.S. Army Tarin Kowt, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died as a result of wounds sustained in a combat related incident. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link Link photo
07/30/19 (A) Aviation Electronics Technician 2nd Class Slayton Saldana 24, Manassas, Virginia U.S. Navy Arabian Sea Non-combat Died following a July 17 non-combat, man overboard incident while underway onboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) He was assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, part of Carrier Air Wing 7, assigned to the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group.   Military Times Link Link photo	08/10/19 (S) Gunnery Sergeant Scott A. Koppenhafer 35, Mancos, Colorado U.S. Army Iraq Hostile Died after suffering fatal wounds while supporting Iraqi Security Forces. He was was assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Link	08/17/19 (S) Specialist Clayton James Horne 23, Atlanta, Louisiana U.S. Army Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Non-combat Died of wounds sustained by a noncombat related incident.   Military Times Link Link photo	08/21/19 (A) Master Sgt. Luis F. DeLeon-Figueroa 31, Chicopee, Massachusetts U.S. Army Faryab Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.   Military Times Link Link photo	08/21/19 (A) Master Sgt. Jose J. Gonzalez 35, La Puente, California U.S. Army Faryab Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died as a result of wounds sustained from small arms fire while engaged in combat operations. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.   Military Times Link Link
08/29/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Dustin B. Ard 31, Hyde Park, Utah U.S. Army Zabul Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died as a result of wounds sustained while engaged in combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.   Military Times Link Link photo	09/05/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Elis A. Barreto Ortiz 34, Morovis, Puerto Rico U.S. Army Kabul, Afghanistan. Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to the 82nd Brigade Support Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.   Military Times Link Link photo	09/16/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy W. Griffin 40, Greenbrier, Tennessee U.S. Army Wardak Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died of wounds from small arms fire when his unit was engaged in combat operations He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington.   Military Times Link Link	10/27/19 (S) Sgt. Nathaneil G. Irish 23, Billings, Montana U.S. Army Camp Taji, Iraq Non-combat Died of a non-combat related incident He was assigned to 25th Brigade Support Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.   Military Times Link Link	11/20/19 (A) Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kirk T. Fuchigami Jr. 25, Keaau, Hawaii U.S. Army Logar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when their helicopter crashed while providing security for troops on the ground. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link
11/20/19 (A) Chief Warrant Officer 2 David C. Knadle 33, Tarrant, Texas U.S. Army Logar Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire - IED attack Died when their helicopter crashed while providing security for troops on the ground. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link	12/23/19 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble 33, Washington Township, New Jersey U.S. Army Kunduz Province, Afghanistan Hostile - hostile fire Died s a result of injuries sustained while his unit was engaged in combat operations He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.   Military Times Link Link photo