Staff Sgt. Micah E. Walker
A U.S. Army soldier with the Special Forces member died during a training exercise at Army underwater training facility on Fleming Key off Key West on Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Micah Walker, of Peyton, Colorado, died early evening Tuesday at the Army’s Special Forces Underwater Operations School, which is home to the service’s combat diver qualification courses, according to Army Combat Readiness Center (CRC) spokesperson Michael Negard.
The CRC’s safety investigation team is leading the investigation, Negard said.
Walker, 31, who joined the Army in April 2017, is survived by his wife and three children.
A U.S. Army soldier with the Special Forces member died during a training exercise at Army underwater training facility on Fleming Key off Key West on Tuesday.
Staff Sgt. Micah Walker, of Peyton, Colorado, died early evening Tuesday at the Armyâs Special Forces Underwater Operations School, which is home to the serviceâs combat diver qualification courses, according to Army Combat Readiness Center (CRC) spokesperson Michael Negard.
The CRCâs safety investigation team is leading the investigation, Negard said.
Walker, 31, who joined the Army in April 2017, is survived by his wife and three children.
He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne), according to a release from the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, known as SWCS.
Media tar balls reports rile Florida Keys tourism officials
May 21, 2010
Key West A spokesman for the Florida Keys tourism interests Wednesday blasted the news media for what he characterized as exaggerated and sometimes misleading reporting after the Coast Guard report
Key West A spokesman for the Florida Keys tourism interests Wednesday blasted the news media for what he characterized as exaggerated and sometimes misleading reporting after the Coast Guard reported tar balls had been discovered on area beaches.
“I believe some local and national broadcasters went too far with this,” said Andy Newman, media director for the Monroe County Tourist Development Council. “They did not exercise enough patience and restraint to wait to for results.”
How about we go down the shore for the afternoon, asks a house guest eager to explore Key West beaches. (Clearly a Jersey girl if she’s using that down the
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