The DoD is reporting the deaths of two Sailors previously unreported by the military. Lt. Cmdr. Landon L. Jones and Chief Warrant Officer Jonathon S. Gibson died in a helicopter crash in the Red Sea on Sunday, September 22nd. They were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Afghan troops blunt Taliban offensive but at high price
Reported security incidents
#1: Militants attacked an irrigation dam under construction in northwest Pakistan killing three workers and kidnapping at least two others, officials said on Wednesday. Around a dozen gunmen attacked the Ghallanai dam site in Mohmand tribal district overnight.
#2: Eleven Taliban militants were killed and 23 others detained in separate operations within the last 24 hours, in the latest raids as part of an increased campaign against insurgents in the country, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Wednesday morning. “Afghan National Police (ANP) supported by the army conducted several joint cleanup operations in Kunduz, Balkh, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Paktika, Paktiya, Herat, Helmand and Nimroz provinces. As a result 11 armed Taliban were killed and 23 others were arrested, ” the ministry said in a statement.
DoD: Staff Sgt. Liam J. Nevins
DoD: Staff Sgt. Timothy R. McGill
DoD: Spc. Joshua J. Strickland
DoD: Lt. Cmdr. Landon L. Jones
DoD: Chief Warrant Officer Jonathon S. Gibson