PORTLAND, Maine (AP) – Air Force officials are confirming the death of a soldier from Maine.

The Air Force said the bodies of Sgt. Joshua Kirk of South Portland and other soldiers killed in Operation Enduring Freedom were scheduled to be returned to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Tuesday morning.

Air Force officials have not provided details on the circumstances of his death.

The Department of Defense had not confirmed the death as of Tuesday morning.

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