Five Years since 9 Americans were killed by Afghan pilot
Maj. Philip D. Ambard gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to the U.S. when he was killed April 27, 2011, in Kabul. (U.S. Air Force photo)Air Force Capt. Nathan J. Nylander, 35, of Hockley, Texas, died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He was assigned to 25th Operational Weather Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.Air Force Maj. Jeffrey O. Ausborn, 41, of Gadsden, Ala., died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He was assigned to 99th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas.
Air Force Master Sgt. Tara R. Brown, 33, of Deltona, Fla., died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. She was assigned to Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Air Force Maj. David L. Brodeur, 34, of Auburn, Mass., died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He was assigned to 11th Air Force, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.Lt. Col. Frank D. Bryant Jr., 37, of Knoxville, TN was killed when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport.Air Force Maj. Raymond G. Estelle II, 40, of New Haven, Conn., died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He was assigned to Headquarters Air Combat Command, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.Air Force Capt. Charles A. Ransom, 31, of Midlothian, Va., died April 27 in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from gunfire from an Afghan military trainee. He was assigned to 83rd Network Operations Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.On April 27, 2011, retired Lt. Col. James McLaughlin was working as a civilian contractor at the Air Command and Control Center at Kabul International Airport when an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport, killing McLaughlin and eight other service members.
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