Here are the names of the 13 US service members killed in Afghanistan attack - Military Times

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A Thursday attack outside the Hamid Karzai International Airport Kabul, Afghanistan, killed 13 U.S. service members supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Eleven Marines, one Navy corpsman and one soldier were “killed as the result of an enemy attack while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations,” according to a Saturday press release from the Department of Defense, which released the names of the U.S. troops.

The names were released 24 hours after families of the deceased were notified.

For the Marine Corps, the deceased are:

• Sgt. Johanny Rosario Pichardo, 25, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, assigned to 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade, Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

Sgt. Johanny Rosario-Pichardo (Naval Amphibious Force, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade Facebook page)

•Sgt. Nicole L. Gee, 23, of Sacramento, California, assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Gee entered active duty in the Marine Corps in 2017, according to a Facebook post from II Marine Expeditionary Force.

She was a ground electronics transmission systems maintainer assigned to Combat Logistics Battalion 24, a subordinate unit of Combat Logistics Regiment 27, 2nd Marine Logistics Group, II Marine Expeditionary Force.

Her previous assignments include recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina; School of Infantry–East in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina; Aviation Accession & Primary Military Occupational Specialty School in Pensacola, Florida; and Marine Corps Communications-Electronics School in Twentynine Palms, California, according to II MEF.

Her military awards include the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal and the National Defense and Global War on Terrorism Service Medals.

The rest were assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, California.

Sgt. Nicole L. Gee (II MEF)

• Staff Sgt. Darin T. Hoover, 31, of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Staff Sgt. Darin Hoover

• Cpl. Hunter Lopez, 22, of Indio, California.

Cpl. Hunter Lopez

• Cpl. Daegan W. Page, 23, of Omaha, Nebraska.

Marine Cpl. Daegan Page

• Cpl. Humberto A. Sanchez, 22, of Logansport, Indiana.

Marine Cpl. Humberto Sanchez

• Lance Cpl. David L. Espinoza, 20, of Rio Bravo, Texas.

Lance Cpl. David Espinoza

• Lance Cpl. Jared M. Schmitz, 20, of St. Charles, Missouri.

Lance Cpl. Jared Schmitz

• Lance Cpl. Rylee J. McCollum, 20, of Jackson, Wyoming.

Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum

• Lance Cpl. Dylan R. Merola, 20, of Rancho Cucamonga, California.

Lance Cpl. Dylan Merola

• Lance Cpl. Kareem M. Nikoui, 20, of Norco, California.

Lance Cpl. Kareem Nikoui

For the Navy, the deceased is:

• Hospitalman Maxton W. Soviak, 22, of Berlin Heights, Ohio, assigned to 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California.

Max Soviak

For the Army, the deceased is:

• Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss, 23, of Corryton, Tennessee. Knauss was assigned to 9th PSYOP Battalion, 8th PSYOP Group, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

Army Staff Sgt. Ryan C. Knauss

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as Military Times learns more about each service member.

Andrea Scott is editor of Marine Corps Times.

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