Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, of Simi Valley, Calif., and Capt. Moises A. Navas, of Germantown, Md., identified in a Pentagon statement as the two Americans killed by enemy forces.
National Commander Oxford urges caution but also says the organization "'would like nothing more than seeing the nearly two decade conflict in Afghanistan end. '
200,000 non-uniformed patients will be moved from military clinics to private medical facilities as Defense Department implements new plan to use some of its health-care centers to serve troops exclusively.