IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 064-06
January 24, 2006
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DoD Identifies Air Force Casualties
The Department of Defense announced today the death of two
airmen who were supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The airmen were killed Jan. 22, when their vehicle struck an
improvised explosive device while conducting convoy escort duties in the
vicinity of Taji, Iraq.
Killed were:
Tech. Sgt. Jason L. Norton, 32, of Miami, Okla.
Staff Sgt. Brian McElroy, 28, of San Antonio, Texas.
Both airmen were assigned to the 3rd Security Forces Squadron,
Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.