A 25-year-old U.S. Marine from Maryland died Tuesday after being injured during training at Camp Schwab in Okinawa, Japan, military officials said.
Lance Cpl. Devin J. Hernandez was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division. He was taking part in fast-rope training on Nov. 3 when he was hurt, the division said. Hernandez was taken to a hospital but later died at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Camp Foster.
The division said no other service members were injured. The circumstances of the incident are under investigation.
Maj. Gen. Kyle Ellison, the division’s commanding general, said Marines and sailors were mourning Hernandez and offering support to his family, friends and fellow Marines as the investigation continues.
About 50,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Japan, most of them on Okinawa. The island was under U.S. control from the end of World War II until 1972.
Nearly 80,000 Americans live on Okinawa, including about 30,000 active-duty members of the U.S. military. The Marine Corps has the largest presence among the four service branches on the island.
