Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan; crash kills Air Force captain in Middle East

The U.S. Defense Department has reported these fatalities:

▪ Army Staff Sgt. Matthew R. Ammerman, 29, of Noblesville, Ind., was killed Dec. 3 by small-arms fire in Zabul province, Afghanistan.

▪ Air Force Capt. William H. Dubois, 30, of New Castle, Colo., was killed Dec. 1 when his F-16 fighter jet crashed near a coalition air base in the Middle East.

This story was originally published December 6, 2014 at 6:00 AM with the headline "Army sergeant killed in Afghanistan; crash kills Air Force captain in Middle East."