Obituaries
South Bay Airman Killed in Non-Combat Incident While Fighting ISIS
The details surrounding Sgt. Anthony E. Salazar's non-combat death are being investigated. The airman participated in airstrikes on ISIS.
An Air Force sergeant from Hermosa Beach died in a “non-combat-related incident” in southeast Asia, federal authorities said today.
Sgt. Anthony E. Salazar, 40, died April 13 while serving as part of Operation Inherent Resolve, taking part in a campaign of air strikes in Iraq and Syria against the Islamic State, according to the Department of Defense.
His death is under investigation, according to the DoD.
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Salazar was assigned to the 577th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force Squadron, 1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group, U.S. Air Forces Central Command.
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