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506th Infantry parachute Regiment (United States)

506th Infantry parachute Regiment (United States) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DoD Identifies Army Casualties

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died June 3, in Tsamkani, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when their unit was attacked by a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

Killed were:

2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, of Phoenix, Ariz., and

Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, of Panama, Okla.

For more information please contact the Fort Campbell public affairs office at 931-217-5074 or 931-220-7993.

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English: 5th Special Forces Group trim from http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FlashTrim/5th%20Special%20Forces%20Group.htm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, of Dover, Del., died June 2, in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.  He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Campbell, Ky.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at 910- 689-6187.

3rd Infantry Division (United States)

3rd Infantry Division (United States) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Ray A. Ramirez, 20, of Sacramento, Calif., died June 1, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device.

He was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-210-9375.

The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army uses...

The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army uses bayonets in saltire to represent the Roman numeral X (10) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Mariano M. Raymundo, 21, of Houston, Texas, died June 1, in Sharan, Afghanistan.  The incident is under investigation.

He was assigned to the 210th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286.

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English: US Army 1st Armored Division Shoulder Sleeve Insignia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

             The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Kyle P. Stoeckli, 21, of Moseley, Va., died June 1, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his unit was attacked by an improvised explosive device.

He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Bliss public affairs office at 915-472-0287

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Joe A. Nunezrodriguez, 29, of Pasadena, Texas, died May 30, in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, from injuries sustained when his vehicle struck an Improvised Explosive Device.

He was assigned to the 68th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 43rd Sustainment Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

For more information, media may contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at 719-526-4143/7525 or after normal business hours at 719-526-5500.

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English: An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off on an Operation Enduring Freedom mission Dec. 2 at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Spc. Christopher R. Drake, 20, of Tickfaw, La., died May 26, in Bagram, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by a rocket propelled grenade.  He was assigned to the 1084th Transportation Company, 165th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 139th Regional Support Group, Reserve, La.

For more information please contact the Louisiana National Guard public affairs office at 866-275-8176 or 504-278-8286.

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The Army released suicide data today for the month of April 2013.  During April, among active-duty soldiers, there were 11 potential suicides:  one has been confirmed as a suicide and 10 remain under investigation.  For March 2013, the Army reported 10 potential suicides among active-duty soldiers; six have been confirmed as suicides and four are under investigation.  For 2013, there have been 52 potential active-duty suicides:  22 have been confirmed as suicides and 30 remain under investigation.  Updated active-duty suicide numbers for 2012: 184 (159 have been confirmed as suicides and 25 remain under investigation).

            During April 2013, among reserve component soldiers who were not on active duty, there were 16 potential suicides (13 Army National Guard and three Army Reserve):  none have been confirmed as suicides and 16 remain under investigation.  For March 2013, among that same group, the Army reported 12 potential suicides; however, subsequent to the report, another case was added bringing March’s total to 13 (nine Army National Guard and four Army Reserve):  none have been confirmed as suicides and 13 cases remain under investigation.  For 2013, there have been 57 potential not on active duty suicides (36 Army National Guard and 21 Army Reserve): 21 have been confirmed as suicides and 36 remain under investigation.  Updated not on active duty suicide numbers for 2012: 140 (93 Army National Guard and 47 Army Reserve); 138 have been confirmed as suicides and two remain under investigation.

Soldiers and families in need of crisis assistance can contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.  Trained consultants are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year and can be contacted by dialing 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or by visiting their website at
http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org
.

The Army’s comprehensive list of Suicide Prevention Program information is located at
http://www.preventsuicide.army.mil
.

Information about the Army’s Ready and Resilient campaign is located at 
http://www.army.mil/readyandresilient
.

Army leaders can access current health promotion guidance in newly revised Army Regulation 600-63 (Health Promotion) at
http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/r600_63.pdf
and Army Pamphlet 600-24 (Health Promotion, Risk Reduction and Suicide Prevention) at
http://www.army.mil/usapa/epubs/pdf/p600_24.pdf
.

The Army’s comprehensive list of Suicide Prevention Program information is located at
http://www.preventsuicide.army.mil
.

Suicide prevention training resources for Army families can be accessed at
http://www.armyg1.army.mil/hr/suicide/training_sub.asp?sub_cat=20
(requires Army Knowledge Online access to download materials).

Information about Military OneSource is located at
http://www.militaryonesource.com
or by dialing the toll-free number 1-800-342-9647 for those residing in the continental United States.  Overseas personnel should refer to the Military OneSource website for dialing instructions for their specific location.

Information about the Army’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness Program is located at
http://www.army.mil/csf/
.

The Defense Center for Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE) Outreach Center can be contacted at 1-866-966-1020, via electronic mail at Resources@DCoEOutreach.org and at
http://www.dcoe.health.mil
.

The website for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention is
http://www.afsp.org/
and the Suicide Prevention Resource Council site is found at
http://www.sprc.org/index.asp
.

 

 CONTRACTS

 ARMY

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co., LLC, Oak Brook, Ill., was awarded a   firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $122,198,956 for dredging   services along the Miami Harbor.  Work will be performed in Miami, Fla.    A combination of fiscal 2013 Operation and Maintenance funds and fiscal   2013 other Procurement funds will be obligated on this award.  The bid   was solicited through the Internet, with two bids received.  The Army   Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville, Fla., is the contracting activity   (W912EP-13-C-0015).

Parsons-Versar Joint Venture, Washington, D.C., was awarded a   firm-fixed-price, foreign-military-sales contract with a maximum value of   $90,000,000 for construction services in support of the U.S. Central Command   area of responsibility.  Specific performance location and type of   appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited   through the Internet, with one bid received.  The Army Corps of   Engineers, Winchester, Va., is the contracting activity   (W912ER-13-D-0001).

Lockheed Martin Services, Gaithersburg, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0048); ABM   Government Services LLC, Hopkinsville, Ky., (W912DY-10-D-0049); LB&B   Associates Inc., Columbia, Md., (W912DY-10-D-0050); J&J Maintenance Inc.,   Austin, Texas, (W912DY-10-D-0051); and EMCOR Government Services Inc.,   Arlington, Va., (W912DY-10-D-0052); were awarded a $48,200,000 modification   to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price, multiple-award, task-order contract   to raise the cost ceiling of the initial contract that will be split among   the vendor pool.  Performance location and type of appropriation will be   determined with each order.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Huntsville,   Ala., is the contracting activity.

TRAX International Corp., Las Vegas, Nev., was awarded a $27,999,999   modification (P00101), to a previously awarded cost-plus-award-fee contract   (W9124R-09-C-0003), for a three-month extension of test support services at   Army Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.  The total cumulative face value of this   contract is $525,002,992.  Work will be performed in Yuma, Ariz., and   Fort Greely, Alaska.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Testing and   Evaluation funds are being obligated on this award.  The Army   Contracting Command, Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., is the contracting   activity.

Oneida Total Integrated Enterprises, San Diego, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0010);   Ayuda Partners JV LLC, Broomfield, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0011); Ahtna   Engineering Services LLC, Anchorage, Alaska, (W912PP-13-D-0012); BERS-Weston   Services JV LLC, Golden, Colo., (W912PP-13-D-0013); JC Palomar Inc., Santa   Ana, Calif., (W912PP-13-D-0014); and North Wind Services LLC, Idaho Falls,   Idaho, (W912PP-13-D-0015); were awarded a firm-fixed-price, multiple-award,   task-order contract with a maximum value of $25,000,000 for environmental   remediation services.  Work will take place within the Army Corps of   Engineer’s South-Pacific Division area of responsibility.  Type of   appropriation will be determined with each order.  The bid was solicited   through the Internet, with 30 bids received.  The Army Corps of   Engineers, Albuquerque, N.M., is the contracting activity.

Sterling Medical Associates Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio, was awarded a   firm-fixed-price contract with a maximum value of $14,335,637 for healthcare   services at Army and Air Force facilities located in Europe.  Specific   performance location and type of appropriation will be determined with each   order.  The bid was solicited through the Internet, with 10 bids   received.  The Army Medical Command, Landstuhl, Germany, is the   contracting activity (W9114F-13-D-0002).

Dell Federal Systems L.P., Round Rock, Texas, was awarded a firm-fixed-price   with maximum value of $12,480,000 for the procurement of a maximum of 13,000   printers using computer hardware enterprise software and solutions.    Work will be performed in Chester, Va.  Fiscal 2013 Operations and   Maintenance funds are being obligated on this award.  Eight bids were   solicited, with four bids received.  The Army Contracting Command, Fort   Lee, Va., is the contracting activity (W91QUZ-06-D-0002).

Lockheed Martin Corp., Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Fla., was awarded a   cost-plus-fixed-fee contract with a maximum value of $8,168,508 for the   procurement of Affordable Phased Array Sensor Systems for air and ground   based systems across multiple frequencies.  Performance location and   type of appropriation will be determined with each order.  One bid was   solicited, with one bid received.  The Army Contracting Command,   Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the contracting activity (W31P4Q-13-D-0035).

Manson Construction Co., Seattle, Wash., was awarded a firm-fixed-price   contract with a maximum value of $6,578,500 for flood control and emergency   repair services along the Delaware coast.  Work will be performed in   Indian River Inlet North Shore, Del.  Fiscal 2013 Procurement funds are   being obligated on this award.  The bid was solicited through the Internet,   with six bids received.  The Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia,   Penn., is the contracting activity (W912BU-13-C-0017).

NAVY

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., Bethpage, N.Y., is being awarded an   $113,723,443 advance acquisition contract with fixed-price line items for   long lead materials and related support for the Full Rate Production of five   E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Lot 2 aircraft.  Work will be performed in   Syracuse, N.Y. (36.9 percent); Bethpage, N.Y. (15.6 percent); El Segundo, Calif.   (7.8 percent); Chicago, Ill. (7.4 percent); Menlo Park, Calif. (7.1 percent);   Indianapolis, Ind. (6.8 percent); Cleveland, Ohio (3.3 percent);   Aire-Sur-L’Adour, France (2.6 percent); Owego, NY (2.4 percent); Torrance,   Calif. (2.1 percent); Edgewood , N.Y. (1.7 percent); Falls Church, Va. (1.4   percent); and various locations throughout the United States (4.9 percent),   and is expected to be completed in March 2014.  Fiscal 2013 Aircraft   Procurement Navy funds in the amount of $113,723,443 are being obligated at time   of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal   year.  This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to 10   U.S.C. 2304(c)(1).  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md.,   is the contracting (N00019-13-C-9999).

Lockheed Martin Mission Systems and Training, Manassas, Va., is being awarded   a $111,512,730 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-only, firm-fixed-price contract   for the development, integration and production of AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 Surface   Ship Undersea Warfare Systems.  The AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 is a Surface Ship   Undersea Warfare combat system with the capabilities to search, detect,   classify, localize and track undersea contacts, and to engage and evade   submarines, mine-like small objects and torpedo threats.  The contract   is for development, integration and production of future Advanced Capability   Build and Technical Insertion baselines of the AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 USW   Systems.  This contract is for the government of Japan (100 percent)   under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed   in Lemont Furnace, Pa. (37 percent); Syracuse, N.Y. (24 percent); Manassas,   Va. (17 percent); Clearwater, Fla. (9 percent); Oswego, N.Y. (5 percent);   Hauppauge, N.Y. (5 percent) and Tewksbury, Mass. (3 percent), and is expected   to be completed by May 2014.  FMS funding in the amount of $350,000 will   be obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the   end of the current fiscal year.  This contract was competitively   procured via Federal Business Opportunities, with one offer received.    The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity   (N00024-13-C-5225).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $52,893,115 modification   to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-09-C-0019) for the   procurement of aircraft armament equipment for F/A-18E/F and EA-18G aircraft,   including jumper bundles, pylon, and bomb racks.  Work will be performed   in St. Louis, Mo., and is expected to be completed in May 2016.  Fiscal   2012 Aircraft Procurement Navy contract funds in the amount of $52,893,115   are being obligated on this award, none of which will expire at the end of   the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River,   Md., is the contracting activity.

Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc., Columbia, Md., is being awarded a not   to exceed $14,240,320 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with
firm-fixed-price provisions for continuation of technical and analytical   support services for the Office of Compliance and Assessment.  Services   shall include conducting Command Cyber Readiness Inspections, Cyber Security   Inspections, and command assessments/trainings in support of Fleet Cyber   Command’s Cyber Security Inspection Certification Program and verification,   validation, and reporting effort foroversight of Navy Marine Corps   Intranet/Next Generation Enterprise Network.  This contract contains   options, which if exercised, would bring the cumulative value of this   contract to $25,896,361.  Work will be performed in Suffolk, Va., and is   expected to be completed by June 23, 2014.  If all options are   exercised, work will continue through June 23, 2106.  Fiscal 2013   Operations and Maintenance, Navy funding will be obligated against individual   task orders as they are issued.  Contract funds will expire at the end   of the current fiscal year.  The requirement was issued under full and   open competition, with six proposals received in response to this   solicitation.  NAVSUP Fleet Logistics Center, Norfolk, Va., is the   contracting activity (N00189-13-D-0029).

Flir Systems Inc., Billerica, Mass., is being awarded a $10,090,426   firm-fixed-priced, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for SEE   SPOT III+ Systems, test, teardown and evaluation, repairs, spares and   data.  The SEE SPOT III+ is a device that provides the user with the   ability to view the Special Operations Force Laser Acquisition Markers   invisible laser spot in the target scene field view.  This contract   supports a purchase for the government of Hungary (75 percent) under the   Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program.  Work will be performed in   Billerica, Mass., and is expected to be completed by May 2018.  FMS   funding in the amount of $75,371 will be obligated at time of award.    Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.    This contract was not competitively procured.  This contract was issued   on a sole-source basis in accordance with 10 U.S.C 2304(c)(1), as set forth   is FAR 6.302-1(b)(1)(ii), only one or limited responsible sources and no   other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Naval   Surface Warfare Center, Crane, Ind., is the contracting activity   (N00164-13-D-JQ15).

L-3 Global Communications Solutions, Victor, N.Y., is being awarded an   $8,093,065 firm-fixed-price General Services Administration delivery order to   acquire Hawkeye III Lite tri-band antennas and Hawkeye diplexer kits for the   Deployable Joint Command and Control Rapid Response kits and Sensitive Compartmented   Information kits for the expeditionary command and control suite.  This   contract includes options which, if exercised, would bring the cumulative   value of this contract to $10,530,855.  Work will be performed in Panama   City, Fla., and is expected to complete by September 2013.  Fiscal 2013   Procurement, Marine Corps funding in the amount of $8,093,065 will be   obligated at time of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end   of the current fiscal year.  This contract was not competitively procured   in accordance with 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no   other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.  Reference   FAR 6.302-1.  The Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division,   Panama City, Fla., is the contracting activity (N61331-13-F-7501).

The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $7,668,220   cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order (0085) against a previously issued basic   ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for supplies and services to support   Follow-On Test and Evaluation of an F/A-18E E66 Loads aircraft.  Work   will be performed at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Md. (78 percent);   St. Louis, Mo. (21 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (.5 percent); and Bethpage,   N.Y. (.5 percent), and is expected to be completed in May 2014.  Fiscal   2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in the amount of   $7,668,220 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at   the end of the current fiscal year.  The Naval Air Systems Command,   Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Metron, Inc.,* Reston, Va.,is being awarded a $7,287,619   cost-plus-fixed-feecontract for research and development of a large   displacement unmanned undersea vehicle (LDUUV) to include in-lab integration   and testing of autonomy and mission planning software with bench test   hardware selected for deployment on the LDUUV.  This one-year contract   includes two, one-year options which, if exercised, would bring the   potential, cumulative value of this contract to an estimated   $18,317,018.  Work will be performed in Reston, Va., (80 percent), and   Alameda, Calif.(20 percent), and work is expected to be completed March 26,   2014.  If options are exercised work will continue through March   2016.  Fiscal 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds in   the amount of $7,287,619 will be placed on contract and obligated at the time   of award.  Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current   fiscal year.  This contract was competitively procured via a broad   agency announcement (N66001-12-X-0039) published on the Federal Business   Opportunities website and the SPAWAR e-Commerce Central website, with seven   offers received.  The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific,   San Diego, Calif., is the contracting activity (N66001-13-C-2005).

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems, Sudbury, Mass., has been awarded a   maximum $7,465,899 firm-fixed-price, undefinitized, sole-source   contract.  This contract is for various radio spare parts and support   equipment.  Location of performance is Massachusetts with a June 30,   2015 performance completion date.  Using military service is Navy.    Type of appropriation is fiscal 2013 Navy Working Capital funds.  The   contracting activity is the Defense Logistics Agency Land and Maritime,   Mechanicsburg, Pa.; (SPRMM1-13-G-1104-1003).

MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY

Lockheed   Martin Mission Systems and Training, Moorestown, N.J., was awarded a   sole-source, cost-plus-incentive-fee/cost-plus-award-fee contract   modification (HQ0276) under contract HQ0276-10-C-0001.  The value of   this contract modification is $29,726,627, increasing the total contract   value from $1,409,840,268 to $1,439,566,895.  Under this modification,   the contractor shall provide system engineering and program management   services in accordance with established Aegis system engineering practices   for the post certification support of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense   baselines 4.0.X, 5.0 and 5.0 capability upgrade. The work will be performed   in Moorestown, New Jersey and is expected to be completed Dec. 31, 2014.   Fiscal year 2013 Research, Development, Test and Evaluation funds will be   used to incrementally fund this initial effort. Contract funds will not   expire at the end of the current fiscal year.  The Missile Defense   Agency, Dahlgren, Va., is the contracting activity.

AIR FORCE

AMENDED

The indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity with provision to issue   firm-fixed-price and cost-plus-fixed-fee task orders, multiple-award contract   announced on Apr. 12, 2013 for advisory and assistance services in support of   the Air Force civil engineer mission is amended to add the following company   as an awardee:  Clean Energy Engineering, LLC, Denver, Colo.  An   amount of $3,000 will be obligated on task order 0001. 772nd Enterprise   Sourcing Squadron, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas is the contracting activity   (FA8903-13-D-0007).

*   Small Business

 
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English: 5th armored brigade crest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died May 14, in Sanjaray, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device.

Killed were:

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey C. Baker, 29, of Hesperia, Calif., assigned to 766th Ordnance Company, 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Stewart, Ga.

Spc. Mitchell K. Daehling, 24, of Dalton, Mass., and

Spc. William J. Gilbert, 24, of Hacienda Heights, Calif., both assigned to 3rd Battalion, 41st Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

For more information pertaining to Sgt 1st Class Baker media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-210-9375.

For more information pertaining to Spc. Daehling and Spc. Gilbert media may contact the Fort Bliss public affairs office at 915-472-0287.

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English: 733rd Military Police Battalion DUI (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Sgt. 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, 33, of Oakley, Kan., died May 15, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after drowning while attempting to cross a body of water during combat operations.  He was assigned to the 603rd Military Police Company, 530th Military Police Battalion, 300th Military Police Brigade, 200th Military Police Command, Belton, Mo.

For more information please contact the 200th Military Police Command public affairs office at 301-693-3108 or 612-805-3544.

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English: 5th armored brigade crest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

             They died May 4, in Maiwand, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when their vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device.  The soldiers were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 36thInfantry, 1stBrigade Combat Team, 1stArmored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas.

Killed were:

1stLt. Brandon J. Landrum, 26, of Lawton, Okla.,

Staff Sgt. Francis G. Phillips IV, 28, of Meridian, N.Y.,

Spc. Kevin Cardoza, 19, of Mercedes, Texas,

Spc. Thomas P. Murach, 22, of Meridian, Idaho, and

Spc. Brandon J. Prescott, 24, of Bend, Ore.

For more information please contact the Fort Bliss public affairs office at 915-472-0287.

DOD Identifies Air Force Casualties

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of three airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a

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English: Boeing KC-135 assigned to Fairchild AFB, Washington (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

aircraft.  The airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.  The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Killed were:

Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado Springs, Colo.,  Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, Calif., and Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield, Calif.

For more information, media may contact the 92nd Air Refueling Wing public affairs office at 509-247-5705.

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English: 42d Field Artillery coat of arms from http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/FA/42FieldArtilleryRegiment.htm (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died May 2, in Camp Buehring, Kuwait, of injuries sustained in a vehicle accident.  They were assigned to 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.

Killed were:

Spc. Trinidad Santiago Jr., 25, of San Diego, Calif., and Pfc. Charles P. McClure, 21, of Stratford, Okla.

For more information media may contact the Fort Carson public affairs office at 719-526-4143/7525 or 719-526-5500 after normal business hours.

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English: JBLM – Emblem (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Staff Sgt. Michael H. Simpson, 30, of San Antonio, Texas, died May 1 in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit on April 27, with an improvised explosive device in Arian, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne), Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

For more information the media may contact the U.S. Army Special Forces Command (Airborne) public affairs office at 910-689-6187.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that a Navy pilot, missing from the Vietnam War, has been accounted for and will be buried with full military honors along with his crew.

Navy Lt. Dennis W. Peterson of Huntington Park, Calif., was the pilot of a SH-3A helicopter that crashed in Ha Nam Province, North Vietnam.  Peterson was accounted for on March 30, 2012.  Also, aboard the aircraft was Ensign Donald P. Frye of Los Angeles, Calif.; Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technicians William B. Jackson of Stockdale, Texas; and Donald P. McGrane of Waverly, Iowa.  The crew will be buried, as a group, on May 2 at Arlington National Cemetery.

On July 19, 1967, the four servicemen took off from the USS Hornet aboard an SH-3A Sea King helicopter, on a search and rescue mission looking for a downed pilot in Ha Nam Province, North Vietnam.  During the mission, an enemy concealed 37mm gun position targeted the helicopter as it flew in.  The helicopter was hit by the anti-aircraft gunfire, causing the aircraft to lose control, catch fire and crash, killing all four servicemen.

In October 1982, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (S.R.V.) repatriated five boxes of remains to U.S. officials.  In 2009, the remains within the boxes were identified as Frye, Jackson, and McGrane.

In 1993, a joint U.S./S.R.V. team, investigated a loss in Ha Nam Province.  The team interviewed local villagers who identified possible burial sites linked to the loss.  One local claimed to have buried two of the crewmen near the wreckage, but indicated that both graves had subsequently been exhumed.

Between 1994 and 2000, three joint U.S./S.R.V. teams excavated the previous site and recovered human remains and aircraft wreckage that correlated to the crew’s SH-3A helicopter.  In 2000, U.S. personnel excavated the crash site recovering additional remains.  Analysis from the Joint POW/MIA Command Central Identification Laboratory subsequently designated these additional remains as the co-mingled remains of all four crewmen, including Peterson.

DoD scientists used forensic tools and circumstantial evidence in the identification of the remains.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO website at www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1420.

The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army uses...

The 10th Mountain Division of the US Army uses bayonets in saltire to represent the Roman numeral X (10) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualties

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

They died April 23, in Pul-E-Alam, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from enemy indirect fire.  The soldiers were assigned to the 2nd Aviation Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

Killed were:

Capt. Aaron R. Blanchard, 32, of Selah, Wash., and 1st Lt. Robert J. Hess, 26, of Fairfax, Va.

For more information please contact the Fort Drum public affairs office at 315-772-8286 or 315-523-4546.

39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team shoulder sle...

39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team shoulder sleeve insignia. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

DOD Identifies Army Casualty

 

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Pfc. Barrett L. Austin, 20, of Easley, S.C., died April 21 in Landstuhl, Germany, of injuries sustained when his vehicle was attacked by an enemy improvised explosive device in Wardak Province, Afghanistan, April 17.  He was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Fort Stewart, Ga.

For more information media may contact the Fort Stewart public affairs office at 912-435-9874 during duty hours.  After duty hours call 912-767-8666 and ask for the on-call public affairs officer.