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The free fall
training accident occurred on Monday at the Eglin Air Force
Base. Its cause has not been determined and an ongoing
investigation could take up to a year to complete, the Air Force
said in a statement.
It identified the men as Sergeant Timothy Officer, 32, and
Sergeant Marty Bettelyoun, 35. Both had served several tours of
duty abroad and were part of a special tactics unit in the Air
Force's special operations division.
Officer, a 14-year veteran, had received two Bronze Star Medals
for bravery, the Air Force said. Bettelyoun was a 15-year
veteran.
(Reporting by Victoria Cavaliere in Los Angeles; editing by John
Stonestreet)
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