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An investigation is underway as to why a K-MAX unmanned helicopter crashed in Afghanistan on June 5. The aircraft was delivering cargo to Marines near Camp Leatherneck when it went down. -
Army Staff Sgt. Jesse L. Thomas Jr., 31, died in Afghanistan on June 10. The incident that caused his death is under investigation, according to the Pentagon. -
The third person killed when an Afghan soldier turned his gun on the Americans who were training him has been identified by the Pentagon as Maj. Jaimie E. Leonard, 39, of New York. -
Camp Pendleton Marine Staff Sgt. Luis Del Valle wasn't able to make his daughter's graduation from eighth grade several years back because he was deployed to Afghanistan. Del Valle wanted to make sure that when his daughter graduated from high school, he would be front and center. -
Army Lt. Col. Todd Clark and civilian law enforcement professional Joseph Morabito were killed June 8 when the Afghan soldier they were training shot and killed them. -
As "Taps" sounded, Marines serving with 5th Marine Regiment saluted in honor of their fallen brothers during the regiment's Operation Enduring Freedom Memorial Dedication ceremony here, June 6. -
The parents of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl said this week they received a letter they believe was written by their son. It's the first direct contact from Bergdahl, who has been a prisoner of war since 2009. -
Six U.S. troops have lost their lives in Afghanistan since the month of June began. On June 1, Army Staff Sgt. Job Reigoux was killed when his unit was hit by a rocket propelled grenade. -
The Pentagon has named the two U.S. soldiers killed, along with nine Afghan school children, when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives on June 3 in Tsamkani, Afghanistan. They were 2nd Lt. Justin L. Sisson, 23, of Phoenix, Arizona, and Spc. Robert A. Pierce, 20, of Panama, Oklahoma. -
Army Warrant Officer Sean W. Mullen, 39, died in Afghanistan on June 2nd. The Department of Defense reports Mullen was killed when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device.
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