{"id":17992,"date":"2017-10-06T16:47:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T16:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/06\/dod-releases-names-of-3rd-special-forces-group-soldiers-killed-in-niger\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:59:54","slug":"dod-releases-names-of-3rd-special-forces-group-soldiers-killed-in-niger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/06\/dod-releases-names-of-3rd-special-forces-group-soldiers-killed-in-niger\/","title":{"rendered":"DoD releases names of 3rd Special Forces Group soldiers killed in Niger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Pentagon on Friday released the names of the three soldiers killed this week in Niger while conducting a joint patrol with Nigerien forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staff Sgt. Bryan Black, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Johnson, and Staff Sgt. Dustin Wright died Wednesday. All three were assigned to the Army\u2019s 3rd Special Forces Group at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black, 35, served as a Special Forces medical sergeant, also known as an 18D. The native of Puyallup, Washington, enlisted in the Army in October 2009, according to a statement from U.S. Army Special Operations Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black earned the Ranger Tab and Special Forces Tab while in the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/04\/us-troops-ambushed-in-niger-fatalities-feared\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/635745621075511046-gettyimages-482993306jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">3 Green Berets killed in Niger, 2 others injured in attack<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A joint American and Nigerien patrol came under hostile fire in  southwest Niger, according to LCDR Anthony Falvo, a spokesperson for U.S. Africa Command.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Johnson, 39, served as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Specialist, also known as a 74D. He enlisted in the Army October 2007. He was from Springboro, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wright, 29, was a native of Lyons, Georgia. He served as a Special Forces engineer sergeant, or an 18C. He enlisted in the Army July 2012. Wright earned the Special Forces Tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two other U.S. service members were wounded in the attack in southwest Niger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. forces are in Niger helping train and advise Nigerien security forces; they are not serving in a combat role, according to officials at U.S. Africa Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/10\/05\/army-green-berets-killed-in-niger-had-air-support-available\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/636028023397252362-18-16r-nrl-isar-repaor-2850x1871jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Army Green Berets killed in Niger had air support available<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Officials at AFRICOM cannot confirm at this time if U.S. forces attempted to call in close-air support.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country is also host to a small U.S. drone base that operates surveillance and intelligence drones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niger is a hotbed of Islamist insurgent groups to include al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, and Boko Haram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials at the Pentagon refused to provide further details on the incident during a televised briefing on Thursday, citing ongoing operations and force protection 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