The Pentagon has identified the U.S. Navy sailor who died on Sunday as Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew I. Holzemer of Tennessee.
Holzemer, who was stationed at Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti to support Special Operations Command Forward-East Africa, died in a “non-combat related incident.”
Camp Lemonnier is the U.S.’ single permanent military base in Africa and is where the majority of the 6,500 U.S. troops stationed in Africa are based.
Holzemer’s death is under investigation, according to the Pentagon.
