US EditionSoldier Killed on Rifle Range at Fort Leonard Wood Was Scheduled to Graduate Basic Training Oct. 2
Andrey Okunev, 18, died during rifle range training; investigations by Army Criminal Investigation Division continue, base hosts about 10,000 trainees annually, officials said.
- On Friday, the Army identified Pvt. Andrey Okunev, an 18-year-old National Guard soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, who died during a rifle-range training incident at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
- Fort Leonard Wood law enforcement and the Army Criminal Investigation Division are investigating the soldier's death, while base public affairs declined to provide further details on Monday.
- Medical personnel from General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital tended to Okunev, who was pronounced dead on site at 10:33 a.m., and no other soldiers or training staff were injured.
- He was more than halfway through Basic Combat Training and due to graduate Oct. 2; Maj. Gen. Chris Beck said chaplains, grief counselors and medical professionals support those affected.
- Fort Leonard Wood operates nearly three dozen ranges and range operations include layered safety protocols with medics on standby; the post has handled accidental deaths and criminal cases in recent years, including at least three other soldiers who died earlier this year.
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Army identifies National Guard soldier who died at Fort Leonard Wood rifle range
An 18-year-old basic trainee from California at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri was pronounced dead on September 5, after an undisclosed “incident” took place on a firing range.
A Young Soldier Dies on the Range at Fort Leonard Wood
An 18-year-old Guardsman died on a Fort Leonard Wood’s rifle range, and until CID proves otherwise, this reads like a hard, ugly training mishap—the kind that rattles first formation the next morning. #FortLeonardWood #USArmy #ArmyNationalGuard #BasicTraining #TrainingAccident #Missouri #ArmyCID #LineOfDuty #MilitaryNews #SOFREP
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Army TimesArmy identifies soldier who died on rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood
The U.S. Army has identified the 18-year-old soldier who died Friday after an incident on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as Pvt. Andrey Okunev.Okunev, a National Guard soldier from California, was assigned to Company B, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment at the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, according to a Monday release.He was pronounced deceased on site at 10:33 a.m. No other soldiers or training …
Soldier who died in Fort Leonard Wood range incident was a month from graduating basic
The Army has identified the soldier who died on Friday during a training incident on the rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Pvt. Andrey Okunev, an 18-year-old National Guardsman assigned to Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, suffered a “fatal injury” while training on the range on Sept. 5. Medical personnel from General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital tended to the soldier, who was pronounced dead at 10:33 a.m. …
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