TSgt. Jackie L. Larsen, 37, of Tacoma, Wash., died of natural causes July 17 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, the Air Force said in a release. She was deployed from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beale AFB, Calif. No additional details were given.
Three of four congressional committees with influence over defense policy have voted to change the official name of the Department of Defense to the Department of War—but final approval of the Pentagon rebrand is months away and not yet assured.