{"id":45235,"date":"2019-08-12T01:19:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-12T01:19:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/08\/12\/pentagon-ids-marine-killed-in-iraq\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:39:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:39:17","slug":"pentagon-ids-marine-killed-in-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2019\/08\/12\/pentagon-ids-marine-killed-in-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon identifies Marine Raider killed in Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense on Sunday night identified a Marine who was killed while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gunnery Sgt. Scott A. Koppenhafer, 35, of Mancos, Colorado, died Saturday after being engaged by enemy small arms fire while advising and accompanying Iraqi security forces on a planned operation in Ninewah province, Iraq, according to military officials. This incident is under investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koppenhafer was assigned to the 2nd Marine Raider Battalion, Marine Forces Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur most sincere thoughts are with the family and teammates of Gunnery Sergeant Koppenhafer during this difficult time,\u201d Maj. Kristin Tortorici, a MARSOC spokeswoman, said in a command release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koppenhafer joined the Corps in 2005 and was awarded two Bronze Stars and two Combat Action Ribbons over his nearly 14-year career, among other awards, according to a Marine Corps release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He spent the past 10 years operating as a Marine Raider, where he deployed four times with the elite special operations unit. During his first deployment to Afghanistan as a Raider, Koppenhafer was meritoriously promoted to staff sergeant, according to a Marine release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was an honor graduate of the Raiders\u2019 arduous Individual Training Course, and he was selected as MARSOC\u2019s 2018 Critical Skills Operator of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before earning the 0372 occupation as a critical skills operator with the elite Raider outfit, Koppenhafer was a machine gunner with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, and later served as a scout sniper, a Marine release detailed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Koppenhafer was part of the Inherent Resolve coalition at the time he was killed, which is tasked with ensuring the defeat of the Islamic State.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2018\/12\/16\/end-days-nearing-for-islamic-state-in-syria-says-coalition-official\/\">ISIS\u2019 territorial defeat<\/a> in eastern Syria, the terror group has shifted back to insurgency tactics in the region. 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