Skelt, Roberto Carlos

Sergeant First Class Roberto Carlos Skelt was a senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces. He served with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), a unit that conducted counterinsurgency and foreign internal defense missions. His service included deployments to Afghanistan, the Philippines, and the Horn of Africa.

Skelt died on February 12, 2014, in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. According to U.S. Department of Defense statements, his death resulted from a hostile incident. The details of the engagement were not publicly disclosed in initial reports.

His death occurred during the final phase of Operation Enduring Freedom, the U.S.-led combat mission in Afghanistan that began in October 2001. By 2014, U.S. forces were largely in a support and advisory role, though combat operations continued in areas like Kapisa province.

Skelt was 41 years old at the time of his death. He was from Homestead, Florida. The 3rd Special Forces Group memorialized him among its fallen soldiers from the Afghanistan campaign.

No public memorial statements from family or colleagues were widely published in major news archives. His name appears on casualty lists and military memorials dedicated to service members killed in Afghanistan.

The conflict in which he served, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, concluded as a combat mission in December 2014, transitioning to a follow-on training mission.

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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