NOGALES, Ariz. — Authorities say a military service member assigned to the Southwest Border Support Mission has died in southern Arizona.
Officials at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado, said in a statement that the military service member was found dead Saturday near Nogales.
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They say the incident is under investigation, but foul play isn't suspected.
The name and age of the military service member who died hasn't been released.
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President Donald Trump assigned several thousand troops to the southwest border in recent months to support the U.S. Border Patrol.