Joint Base Lewis-McChord identifies soldier who died during training run

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. — The Army has identified the soldier who died during a training run Friday at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

A spokesman for the base said in a news release that 26-year-old Spc. Louis Moua was an infantryman assigned to the 2nd Infantry Battalion, 1st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team.

He arrived at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in September 2015. Moua deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom from February to October 2014.

The spokesman said Moua and his unit were running through a wooded area Friday morning. Emergency staff from Madigan Army Medical Center responded and transported him to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The incident is under investigation

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