A 21-year-old private was found unresponsive in a Fort Hood, Texas, home on Dec. 24, according to an Army release.
Pvt. Paige Elizabeth Briles, from Kaplan, Louisiana, was a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to a warrior transition unit, the release said.
Briles joined the Army in February 2015 and had been assigned to the WTU at Carl R. Darnell Army Medical Center since November.
The circumstances of her death are under investigation by Criminal Investigation Command, the release said.
Meghann Myers is the Pentagon bureau chief at Military Times. She covers operations, policy, personnel, leadership and other issues affecting service members.
