Iraq war takes yet another American treasure- Taylor J. Galvin
Galvin, 34, of Spokane, Wash., died in Baghdad from injuries sustained when the helicopter in which he was traveling crashed early Monday in Sinjar, in Iraq’s Nineveh province.
Pentagon officials said that the chopper had been participating in a nighttime raid against an Islamic State target.
There were no indications that it was downed by enemy fire, said a statement from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition known as Inherent Resolve.
All personnel were recovered after the crash. Three other service members were evacuated for additional treatment.
U.S. and coalition forces are primarily fighting ISIS in its last strongholds in eastern Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley, but they also target remaining ISIS terrorist cells in other parts of Syria and Iraq. The coalition partners with Iraqi security forces for operations in Iraq and with Syrian Democratic Forces to fight ISIS in eastern Syria.
The coalition recently began its third phase of a mission to clear ISIS from the eastern Syrian town of Hajin, which Pentagon officials have said is the terrorist’s final stronghold.
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Galvin was an MH-60M pilot assigned to Delta Company of Fort Campbell, Ky.-based 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, said a statement from U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
There were no indications that it was downed by enemy fire, said a statement from the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition known as Inherent Resolve.
All personnel were recovered after the crash. Three other service members were evacuated for additional treatment.
U.S. and coalition forces are primarily fighting ISIS in its last strongholds in eastern Syria’s Middle Euphrates River Valley, but they also target remaining ISIS terrorist cells in other parts of Syria and Iraq. The coalition partners with Iraqi security forces for operations in Iraq and with Syrian Democratic Forces to fight ISIS in eastern Syria.
The coalition recently began its third phase of a mission to clear ISIS from the eastern Syrian town of Hajin, which Pentagon officials have said is the terrorist’s final stronghold.
A native of Phoenix, Ariz., Galvin was an MH-60M pilot assigned to Delta Company of Fort Campbell, Ky.-based 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, said a statement from U.S. Army Special Operations Command.
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