US Airman killed in Africa
Row of tents at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike)
FEBRUARY 22, 2022 RYAN MORGAN
A U.S. Air Force Airman was killed in the West African country of Niger last week, the Department of Defense first revealed late Monday.
The DOD identified the deceased airman as 27-year-old Staff Sergeant Dennis F. Melton of Waverly, Tenn. Melton died on Friday, Feb. 18 in a non-combat incident at the Nigerien Air Base 101 in Niamey, Niger.
The DoD did not specify the cause of Melton’s death but said the incident is under investigation.
Melton was assigned to the 20th Security Forces Squadron, based at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Melton was deployed in Niger with the 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron.
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