Mcadams, Andrew Langston
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Verified Chief Warrant Officer 3 Andrew Langston Mcadams, 27, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, was a U.S. Army pilot serving with Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command. He was killed in action on January 10, 2014, in Bagram, Afghanistan.
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Andrew Langston Mcadams was a 27-year-old Chief Warrant Officer 3 from Cheyenne, Wyoming. He served with the U.S. Army's Detachment 53, Operational Support Airlift Command, part of the Wyoming Joint Force Headquarters. His service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.
On January 10, 2014, Mcadams died in Bagram, Afghanistan. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, he was killed in action. The specific incident that caused his death was not detailed in the initial casualty announcement.
Mcadams died during Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. The mission's stated objectives were to dismantle al-Qaeda and remove the Taliban regime from power. By 2014, the focus had shifted to training Afghan security forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations.
The Wyoming National Guard confirmed his death, stating he was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. His name was entered into the Defense Casualty Analysis System on the day he died. Governor Matt Mead of Wyoming ordered flags to be flown at half-staff in his honor.
Mcadams is memorialized on the Afghanistan War Memorial at the Wyoming Veterans Memorial Museum in Casper. His name is also inscribed on Panel 31W, Line 90 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Georgia.
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CW3 Andrew Mcadams was killed during Operation Enduring Freedom (2001–2014). The conflict concluded in December 2014. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Andrews, Evander Earl, Edmunds, Jonn Joseph, Stonesifer, Kristofor Tif, Davis, Bryant Leroy.
