DOD identifies Air Force casualty Published Sept. 28, 2010 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Department of Defense announced today the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Senior Airman Daniel R. Sanchez, 23, of El Paso, Texas, died Sept. 16 while conducting combat operations in Oruzgan province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla.