A 23-year-old Specialist assigned to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, died in a government motor vehicle (GMV) mishap 25 May 2023 at Camp Udairi, Kuwait at 1026 local. During a movement in support of range operations, a High-Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle overturned. One Soldier suffered fatal injuries and another Soldier sustained permanent total disability injuries. The specific circumstances of the mishap, including Soldiers' use of seat belts, mishap sequence and if speed was a contributing factor, are currently unknown.
Since FY18, the Army has lost an average of nine Soldiers a year to GMV mishaps. This mishap was the second GMV fatality of FY23 and below the number of fatalities for the same time last year.