Robinson, Joshua James

Joshua James Robinson was a sergeant in the United States Marine Corps. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division, a unit based at Camp Pendleton, California, that deployed to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).

In August 2011, his battalion was operating in Helmand province, a southern region that was a focal point of intense combat during Operation Enduring Freedom. The province was a stronghold for Taliban insurgents and a center of opium production, making it a strategically significant and dangerous area for coalition forces.

On August 7, 2011, Sgt. Robinson was killed during a hostile incident in Helmand. The Department of Defense announced his death the following day. No further operational details of the event were publicly released in initial reports.

Robinson was 29 years old at the time of his death. He was from Omaha, Nebraska. His death occurred during the tenth year of Operation Enduring Freedom, a conflict that saw escalating U.S. troop levels and combat operations in Afghanistan peak around that period.

The war in Afghanistan continued for more than three years after his death. Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission, formally concluded in December 2014, transitioning to a training and advisory role named Operation Freedom's Sentinel.

Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan, 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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