E-8 collapses, dies, during PT test

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E-8 collapses, dies, during PT test
Staff report
Posted : Monday Nov 17, 2008 22:30:25 EST

An senior master sergeant at Yokota Air Force Base, Japan, was pronounced dead Friday shortly after collapsing during a physical fitness test, base officials announced.

Senior Master Sgt. James Strong, 47, collapsed after completing the run portion of his PT test, according to a 374th Airlift Wing news release. Emergency medical responders began advanced cardiac life support, and Strong was transported to Yokota’s Urgent Care Clinic, where resuscitation attempts were unsuccessful, the release said.

Strong, a first sergeant assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, was pronounced dead about 8:30 a.m.


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