At least 1,099 US military deaths in Afghan region since 2001

US military deaths in Afghan region at 1,099

As of Friday, July 16, 2010, at least 1,099 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

The AP count is 13 more than the Defense Department’s tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

At least 865 military personnel have died in the Afghan region as a result of hostile action, according to the military’s numbers.

Outside the Afghan region, the department reports at least 78 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, eight were the result of hostile action. The military lists the other locations as Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba; Djibouti; Eritrea; Ethiopia; Jordan; Kenya; Kyrgyzstan; Philippines; Seychelles; Sudan; Tajikistan; Turkey; and Yemen.

The Defense Department also counts two military civilian deaths.

The latest deaths reported by the military:

—Two U.S. service members were killed in a roadside bombing in southern Afghanistan.

The latest identifications reported by the military:

—Four soldiers died July 14 at Zabul province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their military vehicle with an improvised explosive device. Killed were: Spc. Chase Stanley, 21, of Napa, Calif.; Spc. Jesse D. Reed, 26, of Orefield, Pa.; Spc. Matthew J. Johnson, 21, of Maplewood, Minn.; and Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher, 24, of Ballwin, Mo. They were assigned to the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat Airborne), 20th Engineer Brigade (Combat), Fort Bragg, N.C.

—Three soldiers died July 13 in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked their unit with rifle, rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. Killed were 1st Lt. Christopher S. Goeke, 23, of Minnesota; Staff Sgt. Christopher T. Stout, 34, of Worthville, Ky.; Staff Sgt. Sheldon L. Tate, 27, of Hinesville, Ga. Goeke and Stout were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C. Tate was assigned to the 782nd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

—Pvt. Brandon M. King, 23, of Tallahassee, Fla.; died Wednesday at Combat Outpost Nolen, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with small arms fire; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 320th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

—Spc. Christopher J. Moon, 20, of Tucson, Ariz.; died Tuesday at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany, of wounds sustained when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device on July 6 in Arghandab, Afghanistan; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

— Spc. Nathaniel D. Garvin, 20, of Radcliff, Ky.; died Monday at Forward Operating Base Frontenac, Afghanistan (Kandahar, Afghanistan), of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident; assigned to the 96th Aviation Support Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

—Staff Sgt. Christopher J. Antonik, 29, of Crystal Lake, Ill.; died July 11 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

—Staff Sgt. Shaun M. Mittler, 32, of Austin, Texas; died July 10 in Kunar, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when enemy forces attacked his unit using rocket-propelled grenade and small arms fires; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

—Spc. Carlos J. Negron, 40, of Fort Myers, Fla.; died July 10 at Asadabad, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered at Kunar, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with rifle and small arms fire; assigned to 426th Forward Support Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.

—Lance Cpl. Tyler A. Roads, 20, of Burney, Calif.; died July 10 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

—Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth, 24, of Dayton, Texas; died July 10 near Walakan, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

—Sgt. Donald R. Edgerton, 33, of Murphy, N.C.; died July 10 near Char Dara, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 1st Squadron, 71st Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

—Spc. Joseph W. Dimock II, 21, of Wildwood, Ill.; died July 10 in Salerno, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident when an explosion occurred in an ammunition holding facility during an inventory; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield, Ga.

—Sgt. Robert W. Crow, 42, of Kansas City, Mo.; died July 10 in Paktika, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his vehicle with an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 203rd Engineer Battalion, Joplin, Mo.

—Lance Cpl. Daniel G. Raney, 21, of Pleasant View, Tenn., died July 9 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

—Pfc. Anthony W. Simmons, 25, of Tallahassee, Fla.; died July 8 in Kunar province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked his unit with indirect fire; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 327th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Fort Campbell, Ky.