By Ellen Mitchell |
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A U.S. service member was killed in a noncombat incident in the Horn of Africa, U.S. Africa Command said in a statement Friday.
The service member died Thursday in a “non-combat related incident in Djibouti,” where the military’s largest and only permanent outpost on the continent is located.
The statement did not reveal the identity of the service member pending next of kin notification, per Defense Department policy.
Africa Command also did not provide further details, and the cause of death is under investigation.
Roughly 6,000 U.S. military personnel are currently in Africa, the majority of them based at Camp Lemonnier, a Naval Expeditionary Base in Djibouti. The base is home to Combined Joint Task Force — Horn of Africa.
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