Two US service members were killed Wednesday after coming under attack by ISIS-Khorasan fighters in the Nangarhar Province of eastern Afghanistan. A third US service member was wounded. The service members were conducting an operation alongside Afghan National Defense and Security Forces when they came under attack, US Forces Afghanistan said in a statement. USFOR-A did not disclose the specific service of those killed. “The fight against ISIS-K is important for the world, but sadly it is not without sacrifice,” USFOR-A Commander Gen. John Nicholson said in the statement. Nangarhar Province is where US Army Special Forces SSgt. Mark De Alencar was killed while conducting counter ISIS operations. It is also the sight of the April 13 air strike when an Air Force MC-130 dropped the GBU-43 “mother of all bombs” on an ISIS tunnel network.
The Space Force is preparing for significant growth to its procurement budget in fiscal 2027, and the head of the service’s largest acquisition organization said April 14 he is asking companies to invest now in facilities and production capacity so they’re ready to execute when called upon.