Sanchez, Maria Victoria
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Verified Maj. Maria Victoria Sanchez, 42, of Bakersfield, California, served with the U.S. Air Force's 60th Medical Support Squadron. She died on February 26, 2015, in Bakersfield, United States.
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Maj. Maria Victoria Sanchez was a 42-year-old officer from Bakersfield, California. She served in the U.S. Air Force as a member of the 60th Medical Support Squadron, based at Travis Air Force Base in California.
According to official casualty reports, Sanchez died on February 26, 2015, in Bakersfield, United States. The Department of Defense listed her death as occurring in a non-combat incident while she was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel. No specific details of the incident were publicly released.
Operation Freedom's Sentinel was the U.S. military mission in Afghanistan that began on January 1, 2015. It succeeded the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) mission and focused on counterterrorism and training Afghan forces.
The Air Force did not release a public statement detailing the circumstances of her death. She is listed on the Defense Casualty Analysis System and memorialized by the Air Force as a casualty of the operation.
Sanchez is remembered on official military memorials. Her name is included in the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes and on casualty lists for Operation Freedom's Sentinel.
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Maj. Sanchez was killed during Operation Freedom's Sentinel (ongoing since 2015). See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Golden, Jonathan Joseph, Dawson, John Michael, Ruiz, Pablo Allende Iii, Mckenna, Peter Andrew Jr.
