US special forces officer identified as JSOC specialist

The US special forces officer killed in action has been identified as Army Master Sgt. Gannon Ken Van Dyke. According to CBS News, Van Dyke was a communications specialist supporting the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC), the unit that oversees elite Tier 1 special mission units such as Delta Force and SEAL Team Six. His specific role and the details of the operation in which he died have not been publicly disclosed.