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Pentagon announced Jan. 20 that TSgt. Adam K. Ginett, 29, of Knightdale, N.C., died Jan. 19 near Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device. Ginett, an explosive ordnance disposal technician, had deployed from the 31st Civil Engineer Squadron, Aviano AB, Italy.
Multiple MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft have been shot down by Iran during Operation Epic Fury, as the drones have assumed a pivotal role in the air campaign, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.