Lobosco, Andrew Thomas

Andrew Thomas Lobosco was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, serving with the elite 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He was a native of Somerville, New Jersey, and was 29 years old at the time of his death.

On August 22, 2009, Lobosco was killed by hostile fire at Bastion Role 2, a British-run military hospital and forward operating base in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The base, also known as Camp Bastion, was a major coalition hub. Reports indicate he was shot by a member of the Afghan National Army, an incident described at the time as an apparent insider attack.

Lobosco's death occurred during a period of intense fighting in the Afghanistan War, known to the U.S. as Operation Enduring Freedom. By 2009, Taliban forces had regrouped, and insurgent tactics like improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and direct attacks on coalition positions were increasing. U.S. and NATO troop levels were surging as part of a renewed counterinsurgency strategy.

Following his death, Lobosco was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart. His body was returned to the United States, and he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. A memorial service was held at Fort Bragg.

Lobosco is remembered on memorial walls at Fort Bragg and within the Special Forces community. In 2010, a street in his hometown of Somerville was renamed 'Staff Sergeant Andrew T. Lobosco Way' in his honor.

Staff Sergeant Lobosco was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.

Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.

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