February, 2012
16 Killed - Afghanistan    1 Killed - Iraq    Total: 17
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02/01/12 (A) Lance Cpl. Edward J. Dycus 22, Greenville, Mississippi U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died when he was shot by a member of the Afghan Security Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link	02/03/12 (A) Brig. Gen. Terence J. Hildner 49, Fairfax, Virginia U.S. Army Kabul province, Afghanistan Non-Hostile Died of apparently natural causes. The incident is under investigation. He was assigned to the 13th Expeditionary Sustainment Command, Fort Hood, Texas.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link   photo	02/07/12 (A) Sgt. 1st Class Billy A. Sutton 42, Tupelo, Mississippi U.S. Army National Guard Uruzgan province, Afghanistan Non-Hostile - Illness Died of a noncombat medical condition. He was assigned to the 223rd Engineer Battalion, 168th Engineer Brigade, Mississippi National Guard, West Point, Miss.   Military Times Link Link	02/10/12 (A) Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca 20, North Arlington, New Jersey U.S. Marine Corps Helmand Province, Afghanistan Hostile Died while conducting combat operations He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.   Military Times Link Link   Link     Link     Link	02/11/12 (I) Pfc. Cesar Cortez 24, Oceanside, California U.S. Army Kingdom of Bahrain Non-hostile - Vehicle accident Died in a vehicle accident. He was assigned to 5th Battalion, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, Fort Bliss, Texas.   Military Times Link Link
02/14/12 (A) Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada 21, Maricopa, Arizona U.S. Navy Djibouti Non-combat Died as a result of a non-combat related training incident. He was a Navy hospital corpsman, was assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	02/16/12 (A) Sgt. Jerry D. Reed II 30, Russellville, Arkansas U.S. Army Paktika province, Afghanistan Not reported yet Not reported He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 28th Infantry Regiment, 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade, Grafenwoehr, Germany.   Military Times Link Link	02/17/12 (A) Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough 40, Columbus, Georgia U.S. Navy Dubai, United Arab Emirates Non-combat Non-combat He was a hull technician, assigned to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), home-ported in San Diego, Calif.   Military Times Link Link	02/18/12 (A) Capt. Ryan P. Hall 30, Colorado Springs, Colorado U.S. Air Force Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident He was assigned to the 319th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link Link	02/18/12 (A) Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten 26, Upper Marlboro, Maryland U.S. Air Force Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident He was assigned to the 25th Intelligence Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link Link
02/18/12 (A) 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens 26, Bend, Oregon U.S. Air Force Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident He was assigned to the 34th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link Link	02/18/12 (A) Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock 29, Newnan, Georgia U.S. Air Force Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Non-hostile - Aircraft crash Died Died when his U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident He was assigned to the 34th Special Operations Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.   Military Times Link Link	02/21/12 (A) Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr. 28, Noble, Oklahoma U.S. Army Kandahar province, Afghanistan Not reported yet Not reported yet He was assigned to the 1st Squadron, 10th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.   Military Times Link Link	02/23/12 (A) Sgt. Joshua A. Born 25, Niceville, Florida U.S. Army Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire He was assigned to the 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link Link	02/23/12 (A) Cpl. Timothy J. Conrad Jr. 22, Roanoke, Virginia U.S. Army Nangarhar province, Afghanistan Hostile - Small arms fire Died of wounds suffered when his unit came under small arms fire He was assigned to the 385th Military Police Battalion, 16th Military Police Brigade (Airborne), XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Stewart, Ga.   Military Times Link Link
02/25/12 (A) Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II 48, Baltimore, Maryland U.S. Army Kabul, Afghanistan Murder - small arms fire Died from wounds received during an attack at the Interior Ministry, Kabul, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 29th Infantry Division Security Partnering Team of the Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Md.   Military Times Link Link	02/25/12 (A) Lt. Col. John D. Loftis 44, Paducah, Kentucky U.S. Air Force Kabul, Afghanistan Murder - small arms fire Died from wounds received during an attack at the Interior Ministry, Kabul, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 866th Air Expeditionary Squadron, Kabul, Afghanistan.   Military Times Link Link