Mclochlin, Jeffrey Allen

Jeffrey Allen Mclochlin was a 45-year-old Sergeant Major from Rochester, Indiana. He served with the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 152nd Infantry Regiment, part of Task Force Phoenix, a unit focused on training Afghan security forces. The Indiana National Guard soldier was a senior non-commissioned officer with decades of military experience.

On July 5, 2006, Mclochlin was killed at Bagram Airfield, the large U.S. military base north of Kabul. According to U.S. Department of Defense reports, his death was the result of a hostile attack. Specific details of the incident, such as whether it involved indirect fire, small arms, or an insider threat, were not widely disclosed in public reporting at the time.

Mclochlin died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By mid-2006, the conflict had entered a phase of intensified insurgency. Taliban and other militant forces had regrouped and were employing increasingly sophisticated tactics, including improvised explosive devices and direct attacks on coalition bases.

The Department of Defense announced his death on July 7, 2006. His death was reported by local Indiana media, noting he was the 13th Indiana National Guard soldier to die in Afghanistan since 2001. He was survived by his wife and children.

Sergeant Major Mclochlin is memorialized on the Indiana Fallen Heroes website and at the Global War on Terrorism memorial. His name is listed among the 2,356 American service members who died during Operation Enduring Freedom.

SGM Jeffrey Mclochlin 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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