MARSOC IDENTIFIES MARINES KILLED IN COMBAT ACTIONS IN IRAQ

Marine Forces Special Operations Command is deeply saddened to announce the deaths of two Marine Raiders supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, March 8. Gunnery Sgt. Diego D. Pongo, a critical skills operator from Chatsworth, Calif., and Capt. Moises A. Navas, a special operations officer from Montgomery, Md., suffered fatal wounds while accompanying Iraqi Security Forces during a mission to eliminate an ISIS stronghold in a mountainous area of north central Iraq. Both were 34 years old and assigned to 2nd Marine Raider Battalion.