Death of EOD Officer During Training Under Investigation

Vernon Parish, Louisiana The Army issued an announcement that EOD officer, 1LT Zachary Galli, 23, was killed during unspecified training at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson. Galli, originally from Williamsburg, Virginia was assigned to the 749th Ordnance Company, 242nd EOD, 71st EOD Group located at Fort Carson in Colorado.

The cause of "training accident" is under investigation. The installation's Public Affairs Office has not released any details surrounding the death.