Petty Officer 3rd Class Kyler L. Estrada, 21, was killed in a non-combat related training incident in Djibouti on February 14th, according to the Department of Defense. Estrada was a Navy hospital corpsman assigned to the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit based at Camp Pendleton.
According to the Marine Corps website, the 11th MEU is currently on deployment with the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group. Elements of the group are training at the United States Naval Expeditionary Base, Camp Lemonnier, which is in Djibouti.
On his Facebook page, Estrada identified himself as being from Queen Creek, Arizona, and graduating from Queen Creek High School in 2008. He was married to Alyssa Estrada, and both of the couple's Facebook pages are filled with pictures taken together.
