Severe weather in the mountains of Georgia has taken the lives of two Army Ranger Candidates during the Mountain Phase of training. Two Ranger Candidates Killed During Mountain Training
Staff Sgt. George Taber and 2nd Lt. Evan Fitzgibbon and the injured soldiers, who were not named, were waiting for the storm to clear during a training exercise at Yonah Mountain when the tree fell at about 3:15 p.m.
Staff Sgt. Micah E. Walker, of Peyton, Colo. (U.S. Army)
30 Jul 2021
Investigators have ruled out drowning as the cause of death for a Green Beret who died while training Tuesday at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Florida, contradicting the Army s first reports on the death.
Staff Sgt. Micah Walker, 31, of 2nd Battalion, 10th Special Forces Group, at Fort Carson, Colorado, was taking part in dive training when he died at Naval Air Station Key West, the 1st Special Forces Command said in a release Thursday.
The Army Combat Readiness Center, which sent a team to investigate Walker s death, initially described the accident as a drowning mishap in a release Wednesday.
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.