Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   28 January, 2016

Unit:   1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment

Hometown: Glendale, California

Sgt. Joseph F. Stifter, 30, of Glendale, California, died Jan. 28, at Al Asad Airbase, Al Anbar Province, Iraq, from wounds suffered when his armored HMMWV was involved in a roll-over accident.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   16 January, 2016

Unit:   453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron

Hometown: Nickerson, Kansas

Maj. John D. Gerrie, 42, of Nickerson, Kansas, died Jan. 16,  in Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, from a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   5 January, 2016

Unit:   1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group

Hometown:  Albuquerque, New Mexico

Staff Sgt. Matthew Q. McClintock, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, died Jan. 5, 2016, in Marjah District, Afghanistan, from wounds suffered when the enemy attacked his unit with small arms fire. The incident is under investigation.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group (Airborne), Buckley, Washington

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   105th Security Forces Squadron

Hometown:  Coram, New York

Staff Sgt. Louis M. Bonacasa, 31, of Coram, New York, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 105th Security Forces Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   105th Security Forces Squadron

Hometown:  Bronx, New York

Technical Sgt. Joseph G. Lemm, 45, of Bronx, New York, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 105th Security Forces Squadron at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Hometown: Statesboro, Georgia

Staff Sgt.  Chester J. McBride, 30, of Statesboro, Georgia, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 405, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. 

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Hometown:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Staff Sgt. Peter W. Taub, 30, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Detachment 816, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Hometown:  Mercedes, Texas

Staff Sgt. Michael A. Cinco, 28, of Mercedes, Texas, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when his patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 11th Field Investigations Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   21 December, 2015

Unit:   Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Hometown: Plymouth, Minnesota

Maj. Adrianna M. Vorderbruggen, 36, of Plymouth, Minnesota, died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when her patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan.  She was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, 9th Field Investigations Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   22 October, 2015

Unit:   Headquarters, U.S. Army Special Operations Command

Hometown: Roland, Oklahoma

Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, of Roland, Oklahoma, died Oct. 22, in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire during an operation.  He was assigned to Headquarters U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   11 October, 2015

Unit:   3rd Manpower Requirements Squadron

Hometown: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Master Sgt. Gregory T. Kuhse, 38, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, died Oct. 11 in the crash of a British Puma Mk2 helicopter in Kabul, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 3rd Manpower Requirements Squadron at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   11 October, 2015

Unit:   U.S. Air Force Academy

Hometown:  Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Maj. Phyllis J. Pelky, 45, of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, died Oct. 11 in the crash of a British Puma Mk2 helicopter in Kabul, Afghanistan.  She was assigned to the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   66th Security Forces Squadron

Hometown:  McDonough, Georgia

Airman 1st Class Kcey E. Ruiz, 21, of McDonough, Georgia, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  She was assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   66th Security Forces Squadron

Hometown:  Pensacola, Florida

Senior Airman Nathan C. Sartain, 29, of Pensacola, Florida, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 66th Security Forces Squadron, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   39th Airlift Squadron

Hometown:  Moundsville, West Virginia

Staff Sgt. Ryan D. Hammond, 26, of Moundsville, West Virginia, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   39th Airlift Squadron

Hometown:  Abilene, Texas

Capt. Jordan B. Pierson, 28, of Abilene, Texas, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   39th Airlift Squadron

Hometown:  Camarillo, California

Capt. Jonathan J. Golden, 33, of Camarillo, California, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Air Force

Date of Death:   2 October, 2015

Unit:   39th Airlift Squadron

Hometown:  Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Senior Airman Quinn L. Johnson-Harris, 21, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, died Oct. 2 in the crash of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 39th Airlift Squadron, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.

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Branch of Service:  United States Navy

Date of Death:   27 September, 2015

Unit:   USS Gladiator (MCM 11)

Hometown:  Fairfax, Virginia

Seaman Philip Frazier Manes, 21, of Fairfax, Virginia, died Sept. 27, in Manama, Bahrain, of a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to USS Gladiator (MCM 11), forward deployed to Bahrain.

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Branch of Service:  United States Army

Date of Death:   21 September, 2015

Unit:   2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment

Hometown:   Buford, Georgia

Spc. Kyle E. Gilbert, 24, of Buford, Georgia, died Sept. 21, in Bagram, Afghanistan, in a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 14th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

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