Operation Iraqi Freedom-iraq

摘要

By Jan. 21, a total of 4,229 Americans had died in Operation Iraqi Freedom. The total includes 4,218 troops and 11 Department of Defense civilians. Of these deaths, 3,404 were killed in action with the enemy while 825 died in noncombat incidents. There have been 30,960 troops wounded in action during Operation Iraqi Freedom. This number includes 17,325 who were wounded and returned to duty within 72 hours and 13,635 who were unable to return to duty quickly. A joint Air Force-Royal Air Force aircraft maintenance unit from 432nd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Creech AFB, Nev., deployed late last year to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to help sustain operations of the MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicles assigned to the 46th Expeditionary Reconnaissance and Attack Squadron.