Petty Officer 2nd Class Joseph D. Alomar, 22, of Brooklyn , N.Y. , died in a non-combat related incident Jan. 17, 2007, at Camp Bucca , Iraq , where he was assigned to the Navy Provisional Detention Battalion. Alomar's death was not the result of hostile action, but occurred in a hostile fire zone. Alomar's death is under investigation.

Spc. Collin R. Schockmel, 19, of Richwood , Texas , died Jan. 16 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq , of wounds suffered when his unit came in contact with enemy forces using grenades during security and observation operations. Schockmel was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division, Fort Carson , Colo.