by REERA YOO | @reeraboo
editor@charactermedia.com
An American soldier has died during a navigation training exercise in South Korea, the United States Forces Korea said in a statement on Thursday.
According to Reuters, the body of Michael William Corey, an intelligence analyst, was found near the outskirts of Camp Jackson, a U.S. Army base located north of Seoul, on Monday.
The cause of death is unknown and the incident is currently under investigation, the U.S. military said.
Originally from Oro Valley, Ariz., Corey joined the Army last year and was assigned to the 441st Military Intelligence Battalion in Camp Zama in Japan. He was sent to South Korea to participate in the “Warrior Leader Course.”
Since the 1950-53 Korean War ended in an armistice, and not a peace treaty, the U.S. has been South Korea’s main military ally for the past few decades. There are about 28,000 U.S. troops are stationed in South Korea.
Camp Jackson is one of the smallest U.S. military installations in South Korea and serves as a training base to U.S. non-commissioned officers, according to Reuters. South Korean soldiers who are proficient in the English language also serve within the Korean Augmentation to the US Army, also known as KATUSA.
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