20 May, 2019
Recent Trends in Active-Duty Military Deaths [Updated May 20, 2019]
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
Mann, Christopher T.; Fischer, Hannah
From the Summary of Deaths: "Since 2006--five years after the start of major combat operations in Afghanistan and three years after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq--a total of 16,652 active-duty personnel and mobilized reservists have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Seventy-three percent of these casualties occurred under circumstances unrelated to war, a category classified in this report as 'Non-Overseas Contingency Operations', or 'Non-OCO'. Twenty-seven percent have died while serving in OCO operations--primarily within the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan--during periods of active combat operations. OCO operations related to Afghanistan primarily include Enduring Freedom and Freedom's Sentinel. For Iraq, OCO operations include Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, and Inherent Resolve."
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  • Authors
    Mann, Christopher T.
    Fischer, Hannah
  • Publisher
    Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service
  • Report Number
    CRS In Focus, IF10899
  • Date
    20 May, 2019
  • Copyright
    Public Domain
  • Retrieved From
    Congressional Research Service: crsreports.congress.gov/
  • Format
    pdf
  • Media Type
    application/pdf
  • Subjects
    Military
    Armed Forces
    Occupational mortality
  • Resource Group
    Reports (CRS)
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