Story Created:
Sep 21, 2009 at 10:51 AM MST
Story Updated:
Sep 21, 2009 at 11:50 AM MST
MOUNTAIN HOME - A Mountain Home Airman has died in Kuwait, the United States Air Force states.
The Department of Defense announced Monday that Senior Airman Matthew R. Courtois, of Lucas, Texas was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom when he died at the Abdullah Al Mubarak Airbase in Kuwait.
He was assigned to the 366th Security Forces Squadron at the Mountain Home Air Force Base.
Courtois died as a result of non-combat related injuries while on duty. Courtois, 22, is survived by his wife, Cheyenne, and two stepchildren.
The circumstances surrounding the incident are under investigation.