Tech Sgt. Herman Mackey III, 30, of Bakersfield, Calif., died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. The airmen were assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. ‘Tre’ enlisted in the Air Force immediately after graduating from Bakersfield High School in 2001.
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Capt. Victoria A. Pinckney, 27, of Palmdale, Calif., died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. SHe was assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. ‘Tori’ is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. She is the mother of a seven month old son.
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Capt. Mark T. Voss, 27, of Colorado Springs, Colo., died May 3, near Chon-Aryk, Kyrgyzstan, in the crash of a KC-135 aircraft. He was assigned to the 93rd Air Refueling Squadron, Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Known best as Tyler, he graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs.
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Staff Sgt. Richard A. Dickson, 24, of Rancho Cordova, Calif., died April 27, near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. He was assigned to the 306th Intelligence Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. At the time of his deployment, SSG had flown more than 120 combat missions and was the recipient of six air medals.
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Born: April 9, 1983 in Rowan County, Kentucky
Died: April 27, 2013 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Staff Sgt. Daniel N. Fannin of Morehead, Kentucky died at age 30 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. He was assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla. Fannin was a sensory operator assigned to the 552nd Operations Support Squadron at Tinker. He joined the Air Force in 2001 after graduating from high school in Morehead. During his 11 years of service, he has served as an E-3 air surveillance technician as well as a MC-12 sensor operator. He had three previous deployed tours as an E-3 AWACS Air Surveillance Technician and MC-12 Sensor Operator. He was qualified as an instructor air surveillance technician, and also served with distinction in the 960th Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker. Ft Gibson National
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Born: September 16, 1984 in Aspen, Colorado
Died: April 27, 2013 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Capt. Brandon L. Cyr of Shiloh, IL., died at age 28 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. He was assigned to the 906th Air Refueling Squadron, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Capt Cyr, an instructor pilot, was a member of the 906th Air Refueling Squadron within the 375th Air Mobility Wing, its parent unit for administrative purposes. However, he flew alongside members of the Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing as part of the Air Force’s Total Force Integration efforts. Cyr was part of an initial team of pilots who help to stand up the 906th ARS for the TFI effort. He most recently served as an executive officer for the 126th ARW commander, Col. Peter Nezamis. At the time of his death, he had earned more than 1,700 flying hours–900 of those in combat. Arlington National Cemetery
Memorials:
Capt. Brandon L. Cyr Memorial Scholorship Fund for
AFJROTC Students 906 Air Refueling Squadron %
Cindy Self 2151 Golf Course Rd
Scott Air Force Base IL 62225
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Born: January 29, 1983 in Honolulu, Hawaii
Died: April 27, 2013 in Kandahar, Afghanistan
Capt. Reid K. Nishizuka of Kailua, Hawaii died at age 30 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, in the crash of an MC-12 aircraft. The cause of the crash is under investigation, however initial reporting indicates there was no enemy activity in the area at the time of the crash. He was assigned to the 427th Reconnaissance Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Reid graduated from Kailua High School in 2000 and studied aerospace engineering at Notre Dame University graduating in 2005. He entered military service in June 2005, completing multiple deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan before his most recent tour. Nishizuka arrived at Beale in November, 2012 and deployed to Afghanistan in the spring of 2013. Capt Nishizuka served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force with 2,434 flying hours, more than half of that in combat. National Cemetery of the Pacific.
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Capt. James M. Steel, 29, of Tampa, Fla., died April 3 in the crash of an F-16 near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 77th Fighter Squadron, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C. Steel graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2006, completed pilot training and arrived at Shaw in June 2010. He was the chief of mobility for the squadron, which provides close air support for U.S. and coalition troops on the ground. His plane was on its final approach to land at Bagram Airfield around 11 p.m. when he lost contact with his wingman and the control tower. Steel’s F-16 then crashed 10 miles south of the runway. Steel had been on a routine air support mission. ANC
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Tech. Sgt. Larry D. Bunn, 43, of Bossier City, La., died March 7 as a result of a non-combat incident at an undisclosed base in Southwest Asia. He was assigned to the 307th Maintenance Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La. He had been deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia since September 2012, and was due to return home this month. Bunn had been in the Air Force since 1987. He started his Air Force career in 1987 with the 2nd Maintenance Munitions Squadron. In 1990 Bunn transitioned to the 917th Reserve Wing and most recently worked as a full time Aerospace Group Equipment Technician. Hoover Cemetery near Big Sandy, Texas.
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Visitation will be from
5pm to 7pm, Friday, March 15, at the
Boone Funeral Home
2156 Airline Drive
Bossier City, La.
Funeral Services will be at
11am, Saturday, March 16, at the
Bellaire Baptist Church
1210 Bellaire Blvd.
Bossier City, La.
Staff Sgt. Eric S. Holman, 39, of Evans City, Penn., died Aug. 15, in Ghazni province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when he encountered an enemy improvised explosive device. Holman was assigned to 192nd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, 20th Support Command, Fort Bragg, N.C. Eric graduated in 1990 from Avonworth High School before prior to Penn State, where he earned a degree in 1995 in criminal justice. Holman used to perform with the Golden Knights, the Army’s parachute team. After graduating from Penn State, Sgt. Holman held a variety of jobs. He drove cross-country for his father’s trucking company, operated a limousine service and did construction work. After the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, he joined the Army as an enlisted man at age 29. He served with the 82nd Airborne Division and became a member of the Army’s Golden Knights parachute team.
Friends received
Saturday and Sunday 2-4, 6-8 PM at
Devlin Funeral Home of Cranberry
2678 Rochester Rd.
Cranberry Twp., Penn.
(724) 772-8800.
He will be laid to rest
Monday Aug. 27, 2012 at 2:00PM at
Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Cemetery with Full Military Honors
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