As of Tuesday, June 5, 2012, at least 1,870 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.



The AP count is five fewer than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EDT.



At least 1,554 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.



Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 113 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 12 were the result of hostile action.



The AP count of total OEF casualties outside of Afghanistan is one more than the department's tally.



The Defense Department also counts three military civilian deaths.



Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 16,277 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.



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The latest identifications reported by the military:



—Spc. Gerardo Campos, 23, of Miami, Fla.; died June 2 in Maiwand, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with small arms fire; assigned to the 4th Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.








—Staff Sgt. Alexander G. Povilaitis, 47, of Dawsonville, Ga.; died May 31 in Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when the enemy attacked with an improvised explosive device; assigned to 14th Engineer Battalion, 555th Engineer Brigade, Joint Base Lewis-McChord.



—Lance Cpl. Joshua E. Witsman, 23, of Covington, Ind.; died May 30 while supporting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.



—Petty Officer 2nd Class Sean E. Brazas, of Greensboro, N.C.; died May 30 while conducting combat operations in Panjwa'l, Afghanistan; assigned to Naval Base Kitsap Security Detachment in Bremerton, Wash.



—Cpl. Nicholas H. Olivas, 20, of Fairfield, Ohio; died May 30 in Zharay, Afghanistan, when enemy forces attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 4th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.



—Sgt. Julian C. Chase, 22, of Edgewater, Md.; died May 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company, III Marine Expeditionary Force, Okinawa, Japan.



—Two soldiers died May 28, in Kabul, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when their helicopter crashed; they were assigned to the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach-Katterbach, Germany; killed were: Capt. John R. Brainard, 26, of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine; and Chief Warrant Officer Five John C. Pratt, 51, of Springfield, Va.



—Spc. Tofiga J. Tautolo, 23, of Wilmington, Calif.; died May 27 in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, of wounds sustained when his vehicle was attacked with an enemy improvised explosive device; assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colo.