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Immediate Release

DoD Identifies Navy Casualty*

June 22, 2016

The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor who was supporting Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.

Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrew J. Clement, 38, of Peabody, Massachusetts, died June 21 of a non-combat related injury while deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The incident is under investigation.

Clement was a mobilized Navy reservist assigned to the Navy Reserve Unit Tactical Air Control Squadron 22, Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC), Quincy, Massachusetts, forward deployed to Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti.

For more information, the media may contact Lt. Desiree Woodman at desiree.v.woodman.mil@mail.mil.

*This release has been corrected. The operation name was changed from “Operation Enduring Freedom” to “Operation Freedom’s Sentinel.”