A 19-year-old Specialist assigned to the Army National Guard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on Title 32 orders died in an on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap 4 March 2023 in McAlester, Oklahoma, at 1045 local. After completing the 2-mile run portion of the Army Combat Fitness Test, the Soldier walked away from the track, fell to the ground and was found unresponsive. CPR was administered and emergency medical services (EMS) was contacted. The Soldier was transported by EMS to a local hospital and pronounced dead.
Since 2018, the Army has lost an average of one Soldier a year to on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishaps. This was the third on-duty sports, recreation and physical training mishap of FY23 and above the number of on-duty sports, recreation and physical training fatalities from this time last year.