Overview
- An Eglin Air Force Base employee discovered a burned vehicle on Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard on Wednesday on land that is part of the Eglin Test and Training Range, and Okaloosa County deputies and the base’s 96th Security Forces Squadron initially responded.
- The Air Force Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 26-year-old Senior Airman Tamera Moniq Bolden-Cleckley, a diagnostic imaging specialist assigned to the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron who joined the Air Force in 2021.
- The scene was turned over to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, which is conducting an active probe and has said it will not release further information at this time.
- Base leaders have expressed condolences and activated support resources for family and fellow service members, including Casualty Assistance, the Employee Assistance Program, and the Chaplain’s Office.
- Because the vehicle was on federally owned test-range property, AFOSI has jurisdiction over the case, investigators may take time to determine cause of death, and base social posts show community members calling for answers as the inquiry continues.