As of Tuesday, July 5, 2011, at least 1,542 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count.

The AP count is five more than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Friday at 10 a.m. EDT.

At least 1,274 military service members have died in Afghanistan as a result of hostile action, according to the military's numbers.

Outside of Afghanistan, the department reports at least 99 more members of the U.S. military died in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of those, 11 were the result of hostile action.

The AP count of total OEF casualties outside of Afghanistan is one fewer than the department's tally.

The Defense Department also counts two military civilian deaths.

Since the start of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, 12,306 U.S. service members have been wounded in hostile action, according to the Defense Department.

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The latest identifications reported by the military:

—Pfc. James A. Waters, 21, of Cloverdale, Ind.; died July 1 at Kandahar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit using an improvised explosive device; assigned to 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, N.Y.

—Sgt. Chad D. Frokjer, 27, of Maplewood, Minn.; died June 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

—Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider, 23, of Phoenix, N.Y.; died June 30 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

—Spc. Nicholas P. Bernier, 21, of East Kingston, N.H.; died June 25 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Landstuhl, Germany of injuries suffered June 22 when insurgents attacked his unit using small arms fire in Kherwar, Afghanistan; assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Polk, La.

— Lance Cpl. Mark R. Goyet, 22, of Sinton, Texas; died June 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Twentynine Palms, Calif.

—Lance Cpl. John F. Farias, 20, of New Braunfels, Texas; died June 28 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

— Staff Sgt. Donald V. Stacy, 23, of Avondale, Ariz.; died June 28 in Kandahar, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when insurgents attacked his unit with an improvised explosive device; assigned to the 1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, N.C.

—Cpl. Michael C. Nolen, 22, of Spring Valley, Wis.; died June 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan; assigned to 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.