National Guardsman Killed, 3 Injured in Tank Rollover in Mojave Desert
The Los Angeles Times | 31 May 2017 | by By Veronica Rocha
LOS ANGELES -- A Mississippi Army National Guardsman was killed and three others injured this week during a large-scale combat training exercise at a Mojave Desert training facility, according to military officials.
Sgt. Kyle Clayton Thomas and three other soldiers, who were assigned to the Senatobia, Mississippi-based 2nd Battalion, 198th Armored Regiment, were performing combat maneuver operations in a battle tank on Memorial Day at the Fort Irwin National Training Center, according to Lt. Col. Christian Patterson, a spokesman for the Mississippi Military Department.
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