Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 18, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance. Cpl. Jose L. Maldonado, 21, of Mathis, Texas, died Dec. 17 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 17, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Sean R. Cutsforth, 22, of Radford, Va., died Dec. 15 at Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He was[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 16, 2010. The Army released suicide data today for the month of November.  Among active-duty soldiers, there were 11 potential suicides:  none have been confirmed as suicides, and 11 remain under investigation.  For October, the Army reported nine potential suicides among active-duty soldiers.  Since the release of that[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Lance Cpl. Jose A. Hernandez, 19, of West Palm Beach, Fla., died Dec. 14 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 15, 2010. The Department of Defense (DoD) today released key findings from the Academic Program Year (APY) 2009-2010 “Annual Report on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the United States Military Service Academies.”  The report also contains the results from the “2010 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey.” The academies[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died Dec. 12 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Cpl. Sean M. Collins, 25, of[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Staff Sgt. Stacy A. Green, 34, of Alexander City, Ala., died Dec. 10 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan.  He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 13, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Spc. Ethan L. Goncalo, 21, of Fall Rivers, Mass., died Dec. 11 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained in a non-combat related incident.  He was assigned to the 1st[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 11, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Pfc. David D. Finch, 24, of Bath Springs, Tenn., died Dec. 8 in Wasit province, Iraq, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire.  He[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 10, 2010.  The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of two soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.  They died Dec. 8 in Balkh province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an insurgent attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Sgt. James A. Ayube, II,[Read More…]