Marine Corps General Relieved of Duties After Training Accident Kills 9 Troops
- Army Infantryman Aaron Cox, 24, died on June 5 near Camp Croft, Hungary, in a vehicle rollover during preparations for Exercise Saber Guardian 25.
- Cox, a native of Mabank, Texas, served with the 2nd Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division and had previously been stationed in Poland during a 2022 deployment.
- The accident critically injured Cox, who was airlifted to a hospital where he later died, while a second soldier was hospitalized with stable, serious injuries.
- Duke Reim, leader of the 2MBCT, described Cox's passing as a profound loss for the entire Strike team, while investigations into the incident continue with cooperation from both US and Hungarian authorities.
- The incident underscores risks during multinational NATO training exercises, which include live-fire and motorized assault drills planned for June 9–24, with further updates pending investigation.
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US Soldier Dies in Hungary in Tragic Accident
24-year-old Aaron Cox, a member of the US Army from Mabank, Texas, died on Thursday, 5 June on duty in a training accident at Camp Croft, a NATO military base near the city of Veszprém, Hungary. The death was the result of a vehicle accident in a scheduled training exercise in preparation for the upcoming Exercise Saber Guardian 25. Cox enlisted in the Army in 2021 and completed his basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia. He was assigned to the…
A tragedy occurred early Friday afternoon during a military exercise near Veszprém. A transport vehicle overturned and one of the American soldiers traveling in it died.
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