An airman assigned to the 1st Special Operations Maintenance Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Florida, was found dead Monday morning.
Airman 1st Class Divine Clark was discovered in his on-base quarters, Air Force Special Operations Command said in a Tuesday release.
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“We are devastated at the loss of Airman Clark,” Col. Michael Curry, vice commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, said in the release. “The AFSOC community will feel this loss, and the entire Hurlburt Field community sends our condolences to his family and friends.”
Hurlburt said in a release Monday that his death is currently under investigation.
Stephen Losey is the air warfare reporter at Defense News. He previously reported for Military.com, covering the Pentagon, special operations and air warfare. Before that, he covered U.S. Air Force leadership, personnel and operations for Air Force Times.
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