Staff Sgt. Jeremiah W. Johnson, 39, a Springboro native, was killed during a joint operation that was being conducted by U.S. and Nigerien forces on Wednesday, the Department of Defense said.
Mali-based militants in Niger's Tillaberi region is responsible for the attacks, the release said.
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Prior to Johnson’s death, at least 43 servicemen from the region died on active duty since 2002, according to Department of Defense data.
Their information is in the table below:
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
