An Indiana Army National Guardsman deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve died Saturday in a non-combat incident, Defense Department officials announced Monday.
Capt. Eric Richard Hart, 34, of Indianapolis, Indiana, died on Dec. 28, according to a brief release.
The Pentagon did not provide additional details regarding Hart’s death, which is currently under investigation.
Hart was assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 38th Infantry Division, of the Indiana National Guard in Indianapolis.
Information regarding Hart’s service record was not immediately available.
Beth Sullivan is an editor for Military Times. Previously, she worked as a staff reporter for The Daily Memphian and as an assistant editor at The Austin Chronicle.
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