Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Air Force Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II

Remember Our Heroes

Air Force Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II, 24, of Corona, Calif.

SAr Hinkle was assigned to the 28th Communications Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D.; died March 16, 2011 due to a non-combat related incident in Southwest Asia.

A 24-year-old airman was killed during a deployment in a non-combat-related incident.

Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II of Corona, Calif., died Wednesday while on deployment to the Middle East. He was assigned to the 28th Communications Squadron at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D. The Pentagon did not provide further details about the incident.

Hinkle was a cyber transport systems journeyman who enlisted in December 2005 and arrived at Ellsworth in November 2008, base officials told the Rapid City (S.D.) Journal.

The newspaper reported Hinkle was assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing, which is widely known to operate out of Ali al Salem Air Base, Kuwait.

“We are deeply saddened by the loss of our fellow airman,” the Journal quoted base commander Col. Jeffrey Taliaferro. “Mike will be missed by all of us, and our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends during this difficult time.”

Air Force Senior Airman Michael J. Hinkle II was killed in a non-combat related incident on 3/16/11.

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