Members of the Afghan security forces have killed 39 troops from the U.S.-led coalition since the start of 2009. Sixteen of the deaths have happened in the first four months of this year.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/afghanistan/2011-04-27-Afghanistan-Taliban-US-trainers-_n.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ISAF Joint Command - Afghanistan

 

KABUL, Afghanistan (April 27, 2011) –Eight International Security Assistance Force service members and one ISAF civilian died following a shooting incident here today.  It is ISAF policy to defer casualty identification procedures to the relevant national authorities.

 

http://www.isaf.nato.int/article/isaf-releases/isaf-casualties-50.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Voice of Jihad

 

KABUL, Apr. 27 – There is a recent report from Kabul city, the Afghan capital that a Mujahid uninformed as a soldier of hireling army entered the Air Corps Wednesday at about 11:00 am, getting into the recruiting department where a meeting was underway between the NATO invaders and the local minions, opened fire on the those participating the meeting, subsequently, 9 NATO invaders and including some top-level officers along with 5 of the local puppets were killed in the firing, while upon using up his ammo, the brave Mujahid laid down his life when he was shot and martyred in the enemy’s subsequent fire.

 

http://www.shahamat-english.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6700:mujahideen-attack-air-corps-kills-9-nato-5-local-cowardly-soldiers-in-kabul-city&catid=1:news&Itemid=2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Department of Defense

 

            The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of eight airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

 

            They died April 27, at the Kabul International Airport, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire.  The incident is under investigation.

 

            Killed were:

 

            Maj. Philip D. Ambard, 44, of Edmonds, Wash.  He was assigned to the 460th Space Communications Squadron, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.  For more information media may contact the Air Force Academy public affairs office at 719-333-7731.

 

            Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, 41, of Gadsden, Ala.  He was assigned to the 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.  For more information media may contact the 502nd Air Base Wing public affairs office at 210-652-4410.

 

            Maj. David L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Mass.  He was assigned to the 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.  For more information media may contact the Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson public affairs office at 907-552-2341.

 

            Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, 33, of Deltona, Fla.  She was assigned to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Md.  For more information media may contact the Air Force Office of Special Investigations public affairs office at 571-305-8010.

 

            Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., 37, of Knoxville, Tenn.  He was assigned to the 56th Operations Group, Luke Air Force Base, Ariz.  For more information media may contact the Luke Air Force Base public affairs office at 623-856-6011.

 

            Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, 40, of New Haven, Conn.  He was assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.  For more information media may contact the Headquarters Air Combat Command public affairs office at 757-764-5007.

 

            Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, 35, of Hockley, Texas.  He was assigned to the 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.  For more information media may contact the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base public affairs office at 520-228-3406.

 

            Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothian, Va.  He was assigned to the 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.  For more information media may contact the 24th Air Force public affairs office at 210-977-5796.

 

http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=14455

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd wager that outside of the relative few at NTM-A H.Q. the names of Chief Clothier and 2nd Lt. Tritto and what they accomplished that day have gone unmentioned and unreported by the media back home. But I hope that somehow they will know that in some circles, it's deeply appreciated.

 http://heroes.vfw.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=16101.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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