A Virginia Beach-based Navy SEAL was killed Wednesday and seven other sailors were injured when their Humvee overturned during a training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, a 23-year-old SEAL based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, was killed in the accident, the Navy announced Friday.
The sailors were riding in a Humvee as part of a field exercise when the vehicle flipped, said Lt. David Lloyd, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Group Two. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, Lloyd said.
Seven others - including five SEALs and two other sailors, all based in Virginia Beach - sustained minor injuries were treated and released from a hospital. Lloyd called it "tactical training," but said the details are considered sensitive and could not be released.
Kaloust, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., joined the Navy in March of 2011 and completed training to become a SEAL last year. He was a standout wrestler at Massapequa High School and later competed at Binghamton University, where he graduated with a degree in political science before enlisting.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan H. Kaloust, a 23-year-old SEAL based at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek, was killed in the accident, the Navy announced Friday.
The sailors were riding in a Humvee as part of a field exercise when the vehicle flipped, said Lt. David Lloyd, a spokesman for Naval Special Warfare Group Two. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, Lloyd said.
Seven others - including five SEALs and two other sailors, all based in Virginia Beach - sustained minor injuries were treated and released from a hospital. Lloyd called it "tactical training," but said the details are considered sensitive and could not be released.
Kaloust, a native of Massapequa, N.Y., joined the Navy in March of 2011 and completed training to become a SEAL last year. He was a standout wrestler at Massapequa High School and later competed at Binghamton University, where he graduated with a degree in political science before enlisting.
