DOD official identifies Air Force casualty

1 Dec 2010 |

A Department of Defense official announced Dec. 1 the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Lt. Col. Gwendolyn A. Locht, 46, of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., was medically evacuated from Kandahar, Afghanistan, on May 22 for treatment of a non-combat related illness. She died Nov. 16 in Houston. Colonel Locht was assigned to the 96th Inpatient Operations Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.