Airman dies in Qatar

An airman assigned to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, was found dead Saturday.

Maj. John D. Gerrie, 42, died from a non-combat related incident, the Defense Department said in a release.

Gerrie was supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel, the Pentagon's latest name for operations in Afghanistan.

Gerrie, of Nickerson, Kansas, was assigned to 453rd Electronic Warfare Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas.

The incident is under investigation.

Air Force Times will update this story as more information becomes available.

Oriana Pawlyk covers deployments, cyber, Guard/Reserve, uniforms, physical training, crime and operations in the Middle East, Europe and Pacific for Air Force Times. She was the Early Bird Brief editor in 2015. Email her at opawlyk@airforcetimes.com.

Follow her on Twitter @Oriana0214.

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