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.