Trends in Active-Duty Military Deaths Since 2006

Abstract

Between 2006 and 2020, a total of 17,645 active-duty personnel have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. (Throughout this In Focus, the designation active duty refers to all active duty troops, including mobilized Reserve and Guard components.) Of those that died, 26% were killed while serving in OCO operationsprimarily within the territory of Iraq and Afghanistan. The remaining 74% died during operations classified in this In Focus as Non-Overseas Contingency Operations, or Non-OCO.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1172028

Entities

People

  • Christopher Mann

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter IED
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Active Duty
  • Afghanistan
  • Casualties
  • Congress
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Data Centers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosive Devices
  • Ground Vehicles
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Operations
  • Military Personnel
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Trauma or Military Medicine