Killed in action (KIA) is a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action. [1]

Number of Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn casualties as confirmed by U.S. Central Command

In 1974, historian Howard Peckham and a team of researchers came up with a total of 6,824 killed in action and 8,445 wounded. Because of incomplete records, Peckham estimated that this new total number of killed in action was still about 1,000 too low. [ 90 ]

4 days ago · More than 20 Americans are missing in action on the front lines in Ukraine, with a spike in casualties over the past six months, CNN has found. Their remains cannot always easily be retrieved.

People killed in action (KIA), a casualty classification generally used by militaries to describe the deaths of their own personnel at the hands of enemy or hostile forces at the moment of action.

Those victories — both major and minor — as well as the mistakes, and the accidents were paid for by the Average Joe: individuals who died in action and are quickly forgotten in the scope and depth of the tragedy.

Killed in Action (KIA): A casualty category applicable to a hostile casualty, other than the victim of a terrorist activity, who is killed outright or who dies as a result of wounds or other injuries before reaching a medical treatment facility.