Officer, Justin Adam

Sergeant Justin Adam Officer was a 26-year-old soldier from Wichita, Kansas. He served with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The unit was deployed to Afghanistan as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

On September 29, 2010, Sergeant Officer was killed by hostile fire at Combat Outpost JFM in Afghanistan. The outpost, located in the volatile Paktika Province near the Pakistan border, was a frequent target for insurgent attacks. Official U.S. Department of Defense casualty records list the cause as hostile.

Operation Enduring Freedom was the U.S.-led military campaign in Afghanistan that began in October 2001 following the September 11 attacks. The conflict involved coalition forces, the Afghan National Army, and insurgent groups including the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The year 2010 was one of the deadliest for international forces, with a major coalition offensive ongoing in the Taliban heartland of Kandahar.

Sergeant Officer's death was reported by the Department of Defense on October 4, 2010. He was survived by his family in Wichita. His name is inscribed on Panel 2R, Line 127 of the Afghanistan War Memorial at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus, Georgia, according to museum records.

Sergeant Officer is remembered on several online memorials for fallen service members. His unit, the 1st Squadron, 75th Cavalry Regiment, continued operations in Afghanistan until its withdrawal in 2014.

Sergeant Officer 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.

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