Navy Petty Officer First Class Paris S. Pough, 40, of Columbus, Ga. died Feb. 17, during a port visit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Four Air Force airmen died Feb. 18 when their U-28 aircraft was involved in an accident near Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Africa. Killed were Capt. Ryan P. Hall, 30, of Colorado Springs, Colo.; Capt. Nicholas S. Whitlock, 29, of Newnan, Ga.; 1st Lt. Justin J. Wilkens, 26, of Bend, Ore.; and Senior Airman Julian S. Scholten, 26, of Upper Marlboro, Md.
Army Sgt. Allen R. McKenna Jr., 28, of Noble, Okla., died Feb. 21 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan.
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