Helmand Province, Afghanistan Three Air Force EOD Airmen were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside IED attack. The three brave Airmen included Airman 1st Class Matthew R. Seidler, Tech. Sgt. Matthew S. Schwartz, and Senior Airman Bryan Bell.

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Helmand Province, Afghanistan Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad R. Regelin, 24, of Cottonwood, California was killed during combat operations. Regelin was assigned as an EOD technician to Marine Special Operations Company Bravo and was stationed at EOD Mobile Unit 3.

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Helmand Province Marine Corps Staff Sgt Stephen Dunning was killed by an IED blast while on duty. Dunning, 31, was from Milpitas, California and was an EOD technician attached to the 9th Engineer Support Battalion under the 3 rd logistics group. He was less than two months into his second deployment to Afghanistan. The Marine Corps posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his service.

Tangi Valley, Afghanistan Two Navy EOD Technicians, Senior Chief Petty Officer Kraig Vickers, 36 and Chief Petty Officer Nicholas H. Null, 30 were among the 30 American Service members killed when their Chinook helicopter was shot down. The incident was largest loss of life in a single day during the decade-long war.

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Logar province, Afghanistan Army EOD Staff Sgt. Michael J. Garcia died from injuries suffered during an attack on his unit in Afghanistan. The 27-year old was assigned to the 63rd Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group EOD, 20th Support Command (CBRNE) based out of Fort Polk.

Reportedly his unit was attacked by insurgents using an IED and Garcia died as a result of wounds suffered during the attack. Garcia from Bossier City, LA was less than a month away from his 28th birthday at the time of his death.

Kandahar, Afghanistan Tech. Sgt. Kristoff M. Solesbee of the 775th EOD Flight based out of Hill Air force Base died as a result of injuries sustained during combat operations. Details of the incident are under investigation but reportedly the 32 year old airman was responding to a find of a munitions cache when his unit was attacked. Solesbee on his second combat tour since being stationed at Hill Air Force in 2008 had been in Afghanistan since January. He is survived by his wife.

Helmand province, Afghanistan Captain Lisa Jade Head assigned to the 11th EOD Regiment, Royal Logistics Corps died of injuries sustained from an IED explosion. The 29-year-old, of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire previously served in Iraq in 2006 and Afghanistan in 2007. Her current tour in Afghanistan began less than a month ago. Captain Head is only the second female member of the UK armed forces to die in Afghanistan in nearly a decade.

Kandahar, Afghanistan Army EOD Spc. Joshua T. Lancaster, 22, assigned to the 184th Ordnance Battalion, 52nd Ordnance Group, Fort Campbell, Kentucky died of wounds suffered from a rocket attack. Lancaster who was from Millbrook, Alabama was scheduled to return home from his current tour of duty in less than 3 weeks. He is survived by his wife and mother. Kentucky Governor Steve Besher ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-staff in memory of the brave young EOD solider who lost his life in the on-going war on terror.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan Staff Sgt. Justin Schmalstieg, 28, of Pittsburgh, was killed 'while conducting combat operations'. Schmalstieg was assigned to the 1st EOD Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton. Schmalstieg was on his second deployment to Iraq and was a nine year veteran of the Marine Corps. He is survived by his wife, mother and a younger brother. The military has not released any details on the incident that claimed the life of the brave Marine.

Helmand Province, Afghanistan Staff Sergeant Jordan Emrick was killed when he reportedly stepped on a concealed IED. Emrick, who was 26 years old served with the 1st EOD Company, 7th Engineer Support Battalion, 1st Marine Logistics Group based at Camp Pendleton, California. He joined the Marines in 2002 immediately after graduating from high school. In addition to his tour of duty in Afghanistan, Emrick earlier served in Iraq. He is survived by his parents who currently live in Lexington, Kentucky.