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Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

MEDIA Preliminary Loss Reports

About Preliminary Loss Reports (PLRs)

PLRs are intended to be used as an engagement tool for leaders to discuss the hazards and trends impacting Soldier safety and readiness. A PLR contains only basic information, as the investigation is ongoing, but provides sufficient background to allow leaders an opportunity to communicate risk at the Soldier level.

 

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PLR 25-027 - Privately Owned Weapons Mishap Claims One Soldier's Life

A 27-year-old Sergeant assigned to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, died in a Privately Owned Weapons (POW) mishap on the installation at local. The Soldier was driving his personal vehicle when a hunter fired at a deer across the road. The round passed through the driver’s side door, striking the Soldier.

Since FY20, the Army has lost an average of two Soldiers a year to POW mishaps. This mishap was the third POW fatality of FY25 and above the number of POW fatalities for the same time last year.

 

 

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