Special operations forces injured in explosion at Fort Bragg

[Mrs. Overall]

Source: KOMO (AP)

FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — An explosion during a training exercise injured a number of U.S. special operations forces at Fort Bragg on Thursday.

The soldiers were taken to the Army base's Womack Army Medical Center for treatment, said Lt. Col. Rob Bockholt, a spokesman for the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command, which is based at Fort Bragg.

Bockholt didn't yet know the number of soldiers injured or the extent of those injuries. He also could not say what exactly caused them. "There was an incident that occurred on one of the ranges," Bockholt said, adding that the command is investigating. "We're looking into exactly what happened."

About 57,000 military personnel are attached to Fort Bragg, located next to Fayetteville, N.C. It is the largest Army installation by population and covers about 161,000 acres. The Special Operations Command has about 23,000 soldiers spread over several sites.

Read more: http://komonews.com/news/nation-world/special-operations-forces-injured-in-explosion-at-fort-bragg

[JonLP24]

1. I hope it wasn't on purpose

If it was it is scary something like that would be set up to target special forces in particular.

[irisblue]

2. wow. hoping for good follow up news.

[Mrs. Overall]

3. Update: some sources say 15 were injured and others say 8 were injured.

Cause of explosion still being investigated.

[nitpicker]

4. Army identifies Special Forces student killed in training incident

http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2017/09/14/army-identifies-special-forces-student-killed-in-training-incident/

Army identifies Special Forces student killed in training incident

By: Michelle Tan ?  10 hours ago

The Army has identified a soldier who died Thursday during a training exercise at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Staff Sgt. Alexander Dalida, 32, was enrolled in the Special Forces Qualification Course at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School.

Seven others were injured in the Thursday morning incident, which happened during demolitions training, according to U.S. Army Special Operations Command. Lt. Col. Robert Bockholt, a spokesman for USASOC, pushed back against media reports that four soldiers had died in the incident, calling those reports “incorrect.”
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