The Pentagon said that Air Force civilian employee Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, of Omaha, Neb., was killed on Feb. 20 when an improvised explosive device struck the convoy in which he was riding in Baghdad. Kuhlmeier was a member of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations and assigned to Det. 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt AFB, Neb.
Air Force depots are not typically meant for quick repair jobs, but during Operation Epic Fury, the service moved some of its stateside heavy maintenance capability forward to fix battle-damaged aircraft closer to the fight.
