DOD officials identify Air Force casualty Published Sept. 16, 2010 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Department of Defense officials announced Sept. 16 the death of an Airman who was supporting Operation New Dawn. Senior Airman James A. Hansen, 25, of Athens, Mich., died Sept. 15 of wounds suffered during a controlled detonation at Joint Base Balad, Iraq. He was assigned to the 46th Operations Support Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.