Non-Combat Accident Kills Airman From NH

A member of the US Air Force from New Hampshire has died following a non-combat incident in Kuwait, reports the Associated Press.

According to the US Department of Defense, Staff Sergeant Ronald Ouellette, 23, of Merrimack perished on Monday. He was assigned to the 42nd Aerial Port Squadron, Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts.

He was reportedly in an ATV accident at the Ali Al Salem Air Base, and succumbed to his non-combat injuries after the incident. The incident is still currently under investigation.

US Senator Maggie Hassan said of Ouellette in a statement that he, “represented the best our state has to offer.”