Two Georgia Army Guard soldiers dead in non-combat incidents in Iraq

Editor’s note: This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

The Army has released the names of two Georgia Army National Guard soldiers who died in unrelated, non-combat incidents Wednesday in Baghdad, Iraq.

The service is investigating the deaths in separate incidents of Spc. Travis Jordan Pameni and Spc. Owen James Elliott, according to an Army release.

Pameni, 23, of Douglasville, Georgia, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Lawrenceville, Georgia, while deployed to Iraq.

Elliott, 23, of Twin City, Georgia, was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 118th Field Artillery Regiment, Savannah, Georgia, while deployed to Iraq.

The U.S. Army Public Affairs Office release deferred additional questions to the Georgia Guard. The Georgia Guard did not immediately respond to an email request for comment from Army Times.