The Department of Defense identified Sergeant Devin A. Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, who died at Erbil Airbase in northern Iraq on May 31 during a training-related incident. Officials say the incident is under investigation and that Seibel was supporting Ope
When the Department of Defense announced the death overseas of Sergeant Devin A. Seibel, it didn’t offer details on what happened—only where and when.
Seibel, 26, of Robinson, Texas, died at Erbil Airbase in northern Iraq on May 31 in what the defense department described as a training-related incident. The Department of Defense released the identification in a June 3 news release.
Seibel was assigned to the Air Ambulance Company, 2nd Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, based at Fort Carson, Colorado. Officials said he was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve.
The death was part of a wider loss from the same incident: Seibel was one of two U.S. Army soldiers killed during the training-related event, officials said.
On the other side of the incident, United Kingdom defense officials said a British service member also died. The country’s Ministry of Defense identified the soldier as Lance Corporal Freeman, 29.
The defense department has not released additional information about how the soldiers died, and said the incident is under investigation.
For families and colleagues. the lack of specifics leaves a difficult gap between confirmation and understanding—facts pinned down to dates. locations. and assignments. while investigators work to determine what went wrong. What is known so far ties the incident to May 31 at Erbil Airbase. with Seibel’s role linked to Operation Inherent Resolve and the broader training effort occurring under scrutiny.
Seibel’s death adds urgency to an investigation still unfolding, as officials continue to piece together a timeline that began with training and ended with two U.S. Army fatalities and one British death.
Devin A. Seibel Robinson Texas Erbil Airbase northern Iraq training incident Operation Inherent Resolve Fort Carson Air Ambulance Company 4th Combat Aviation Brigade Lance Corporal Freeman United Kingdom Ministry of Defense
So they just say “training-related” and nothing else?? That’s rough.
I swear every time it’s Iraq it’s always “under investigation” like that explains anything. Robinson, Texas… my cousin lives near there and now I’m mad. Hope they tell what actually happened.
Wait, are they saying he died because of some kind of operation? Like Operation Inherent Resolve sounds like a mission not just training. If he was supporting it, then maybe it wasn’t an accident? Idk, just feels connected.
“Two U.S. Army soldiers” and a British one too… that’s like the whole incident, but they won’t say what the training was. Erbil Airbase is in northern Iraq right? I saw something online about a crash but I’m not even sure if that’s real. I hate the vague stuff—just give the facts.