The Pentagon is expected to release more information about an attack Monday in eastern Afghanistan that may have involved a National Guard unit based in Williamstown.
It has not been confirmed whether the 131st Transportation Company was involved in the attack, and the names of those killed or wounded in the incident have not been released.
According to a release issued by International Security Assistance Force Joint Command-Afghanistan, three International Security Assistance Force service members died Monday following an improvised explosive device attack in eastern Afghanistan.
No further information was available by press time Tuesday.
According to Maj. Ed Shank, public affairs liaison with the Pennsylvania National Guard, who would neither confirm nor deny the report that members of the 131st Transportation Company were involved in the attack, a news release would be sent to the media after the next-of-kin are notified.
Dozens of people had posted expressions of sympathy on the 131st's Facebook page by Tuesday night.
The National Guard Unit shipped out Nov. 30, 2010, to Fort Dix, N.J., where they trained before eventually arriving in Afghanistan early this year.
According to a November story in The Republican-Herald, the unit was to be deployed for 400 days, including the time spent at Fort Dix.
The 131st's assignment is to transport needed supplies and equipment to U.S. forces serving in Afghanistan. The unit will transport troops, ammunition, food and other needs of the military.