The following is a report from the Associated Press on a soldier who died during a training exercise.
The Clarke County Tribune has contacted the Army and will publish more details as they become available.
As a strong supporter of the military and its servicemen and women, The Tribune extends condolences to the family members of Sgt. Renardo D. Dukes.
The U.S. Army says the Hawaii-based soldier who died during a training exercise was a combat engineer from Mississippi.
The Army on Friday identified the 26-year-old solider as Sgt. Renardo Deshun Dukes of Pachuta, Mississippi.
He was killed Thursday in a training incident on Oahu. The Army hasn't released details about his death. The Army is investigating.
The Army says Dukes was one of 4,000 soldiers participating in the Lightning Forge training exercise at various locations on the islands of Oahu and Hawaii.
Dukes was assigned to the 65th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division at Schofield Barracks in central Oahu.
The military had warned the public about the training, saying it would involve the use of "blank ammunition and explosive simulators."
