Soldiers breach a razor wire barrier during a training exercise at Fort Johnson, La., on March 20, 2024. (Luciano Alcala/U.S. Army)

A 23-year-old first lieutenant from Virginia died Saturday during training at the Army’s Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Johnson, La., service officials said.

Zachary Galli was an explosive ordnance disposal officer from Williamsburg, Va., who was assigned to Fort Carson, Colo., base officials said Monday. He was part of the 749th Ordnance Company, 242nd Explosive Ordnance Battalion of the 71st EOD Group.

He participated in ROTC at the University of Virginia and graduated with a kinesiology degree in May 2022, according to a LinkedIn account for the officer.

“It is with an extremely heavy heart that I inform you of the passing of 1st Lt. Zachary Galli,” said Col. Brennan Fitzgerald, commander of the 71st EOD Group. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family of the Galli family, the 749th EOD Co., and the greater EOD community.”

Army 1st Lt. Zachary Galli died May 11, 2024, during training at Fort Johnson, La., service officials said. (U.S. Army)

Little information about the incident was available Monday, and an investigation into the soldier’s death was ongoing, Fort Johnson officials said. The installation’s statement described the death as occurring “as a result of a training accident.”

The 71st EOD group is one of two active-duty explosive ordnance disposal units in the Army, according to the service. Its soldiers are responsible for countering chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives threats.

The soldier was killed while training at JRTC, where the Army sends tens of thousands of soldiers every year to conduct high-level training operations before they deploy overseas.

Galli’s awards include the Army Service Ribbon, National Defense Service Medal, Global War On Terrorism Service Medal and the Basic EOD Badge.