Two Army Rangers have died by suicide at Hunter Army Airfield since the end of July
A third death is being investigated.
BY NICHOLAS SLAYTON | PUBLISHED OCT 15, 2022 2:11 PM
Since the end of July, three U.S. Army Rangers with the 1st Ranger Battalion have died while stationed at Fort Stewart Hunter Army Airfield in Georgia. Two deaths were confirmed as suicides, according to officials. The cause of the third death, which occurred this month, is still unclear.
The Current, a nonprofit news outlet in Georgia, first reported on the deaths and confirmed them as suicide, two of which occurred on-base at Hunter Army Airfield outside Savannah, Georgia. Hunter Army Airfield, part of the wider Fort Stewart installation, is home to the 1st Ranger Battalion. The incidents happened in July and in October.
“Each of these Soldiers were valued members of our team and they will be greatly missed,” U.S. Army Special Operations Command told The Current in a statement. “We are thoroughly investigating each incident in the hopes of preventing similar incidents in the future.”
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