DOD Identifies Navy Casualty
February 16, 2012

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.

Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21, of Queen Creek, Ariz., died Feb. 14 as a result of a non-combat related training incident in Djibouti. Estrada, a Navy hospital corpsman, was assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

For further information related to this release, contact Lt. Cmdr. Tommy Crosby at 011-973-1785-6955.

CORRECTION: Feb. 24, 2012 — Petty Officer 3rd Class Estrada’s home of record is corrected from Maricopa.