US commander found dead in Qatar

Monday, 28 June 2021 17:45 [ Last Update: Monday, 28 June 2021 18:22 ]

Lt Col James Willis salutes after taking command of the 210th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE) Squadron on Nov 3, 2018. Willis died Saturday in a noncombat incident in Qatar, the military said. (150th Special Operations Wing Facebook)

The commander of an Air Force Red Horse squadron has died while deployed to Qatar to support Operation Inherent Resolve, the US Department of Defense announced Sunday.

Iran Press/ America: Lt Col James C Willis, 55, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, was found dead at 7:30 am June 26 at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, according to a US Air Forces Central news release.

The noncombat-related incident is under investigation.

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