Monday, October 8, 2012

R.I.P. - Warrant Officer Joseph L. Schiro, Staff Sgt. Justin C. Marquez

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

            They died Oct. 6 in Chak district, Wardak Province, Afghanistan, of gunshot wounds suffered while on dismounted patrol.

            Killed were:

            Warrant Officer Joseph L. Schiro, 27, of Coral Springs, Fla., and

            Staff Sgt. Justin C. Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, N.C.

            They were assigned to the 1st Special Forces Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, N.C.

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

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FORT BRAGG — Two Special Forces soldiers from Fort Bragg were killed Saturday in Afghanistan, the Defense Department said.

Warrant Officer Joseph L. Schiro, 27, of Coral Springs, Fla., and Staff Sgt. Justin C. Marquez, 25, of Aberdeen, were shot while on patrol in the Chak district of Wardak province, a statement released Sunday said. They were assigned to the 3rd Special Forces Group's 1st Special Forces Battalion.

Shiro was on his fourth deployment to Afghanistan. He also served in Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division's 3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment in 2006.

Shiro's military awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal (2), the Army Commendation Medal (2), the Army Achievement Medal (2), the Army Good Conduct Medal (2), the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, the Afghanistan Campaign Medal with 3 Campaign Stars, the Iraq Campaign Medal with 2 Campaign Stars, the Army Service Ribbon, the NATO Medal, the Parachutist Badge, the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Special Forces Tab.

He is survived by his wife, three children and his parents.


Marquez was on his first overseas deployment. His military awards and decorations include the Army Achievement Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terror Medal, the Parachutist Badge and the Special Forces Tab.
Staff Sgt. Justin C. Marquez

He is survived by his father, mother and brother.

By McClatchy News Service
Published: Monday, October 8, 2012 at 09:26 AM.
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Nigerian Army: 30 Boko Haram Members Killed in Gunbattle

Nigeria's army says soldiers on Sunday killed 30 suspected Boko Haram members during a gunfight in northeastern Yobe state.

A spokesman says a senior aide to Boko Haram's leader was among those killed. Nigerian soldiers seized a number of weapons including rifles, knives and bows and arrows.

The army says it arrested 10 Boko Haram suspects who it says are helping troops track down other members.

There is no word on any army casualties.

Boko Haram is an Islamic militant group that is trying to set up a strictly conservative Islamic state in Nigeria. Authorities blame the group for killing more than 1,400 people. Churches and police are frequent targets.

from VOA News
October 07, 2012

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Bomb Kills 2 At Afghan Intelligence Office

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English: Cropped version of a larger map to show detail around Lashkar Gah (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Police say a car bomb has killed at least two Afghan intelligence officers in the south of the country.

Helmand Province police spokesman Fareed Ahmed said the explosives had been hidden in a vehicle parked outside an office of the National Directorate of Security in the provincial capital of Lashkar Gah.

Ahmed said the bomb went off after noon on October 8, wounding another three intelligence officers and four civilians.

Helmand, considered a Taliban stronghold, was the site of major NATO and Afghan military operations in 2009 and 2010.

from RFE/RL
October 08, 2012

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Oct. 08., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents, detained four, located a weapons cache and cleared 12 improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Oct. 7.

Ghazni province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices, two in Muqer district and one in Andar district.

Khowst province
Afghan Border Police found and safely cleared two improvised explosive devices in Khowst district.

Afghan Border Police and coalition forces discovered a weapons cache in Terezayi district. The cache contained small arms and a pair of binoculars.

Laghman province
Afghan Uniformed Police found and safely cleared an improvised explosive device in Mehtar Lam district.

Logar province
Afghan National Army soldiers and coalition forces killed an insurgent and detained one while investigating an improvised explosive device in Pul-E Alam district. The improvised explosive device was safely cleared and the detained suspect was transferred to a base for questioning.

Paktika province
Afghan National Army soldiers found and safely cleared two improvised explosive devices in Yosuf Khel district.

Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed an insurgent and wounded three during an engagement in Sar Rowzah district. The wounded received medical care and then were transferred to a base for questioning.

Wardak province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared three improvised explosive devices in Sayyidabad district.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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