US Army officials identified the soldier as Master Sgt. Nathan Goodman, 36, of Hope Mills. Goodman completed four deployments to Afghanistan, one to Iraq, two to Africa and one to Kyrgyzstan.
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Officials say Goodman was recently promoted to Master Sgt. in July 2019 and became an Operations "Team" Sergeant for a Special Forces Operational Detachment-Alpha.
"Nathan was a beloved member of 3rd Special Forces Group and an exceptional leader in the Special Operations community," said Col. Nathan Prussian, Commander, 3rd SFG (A) in a statement.
Goodman was born in Pasadena, California and grew up near Chicago.
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In July 2002, he enlisted into the Army. Goodman was in the 3rd Special Forces Group's 2nd Battalion.
"We are aware of an incident resulting in the death of a U.S. Army Special Operations Command Soldier during a routine military freefall training event," command spokesman Lt. Col. Loren Bymer said in a statement.
Freefalling is when parachutists jump from an aircraft and delay opening their parachutes.