The Department of Defense announced Feb. 21 the death of a Department of the Air Force civilian who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Daniel J. Kuhlmeier, 30, of Omaha, Neb., died Feb. 20 in Baghdad, Iraq, when the convoy he was traveling in was struck by an improvised explosive device. He was assigned to Detachment 204, 2nd Field Investigations Region, Offutt Air Force Base, Neb.