Army officials say a soldier from Tolleson, Arizona, was killed during a training accident at the National Training Center in California.
The Army announced Wednesday that Pvt. Julian Diaz, 19, was training at Fort Irwin when he died April 10. He was based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state.
Diaz enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2017, and served in the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 7th Infantry Division, since December 2017. He was awarded the National Defense and Army Service Ribbons, respectively.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to the family and friends of Pvt. Diaz," Maj. Gen. Willard Burleson III, the 7th Infantry Division commanding general said in a released statement.
The circumstances surrounding the death is under investigation.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
