Spc. Jeremy Daniel Evans, 23, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Spc. Brian Joshua Snowden, 22, of Londell, Miss., were among 17 soldiers riding in a tactical vehicle that overturned near Fairbanks, Alaska. (U.S. Army)

The U.S. Army has identified the two soldiers killed Monday when a tactical vehicle overturned on a dirt road 30 miles south of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Spc. Jeremy Daniel Evans, 23, of Knoxville, Tenn., and Spc. Brian Joshua Snowden, 22, of Lonedell, Mo., were among 17 soldiers riding in the Light Medium Tactical Vehicle, the 11th Airborne Division announced in a news release Wednesday.

Snowden and Evans both joined the Army in July 2020 and trained at Fort Moore, Ga., the release said. Evans relocated to Alaska in January 2021 and Snowden arrived two months later.

“This is an incredible loss for all of us across the division,” the 11th’s commander, Maj. Gen. Brian Eifler, said in the release. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the families, friends and fellow soldiers of Spc. Evans and Spc. Snowden.”

The vehicle was taking 17 soldiers, including Evans and Snowden, from Fort Wainwright to the Yukon Training Area near Salcha when it skidded and flipped, U.S. Army Alaska spokesman John Pennell said Tuesday.

The accident injured 12 of the soldiers, who were given first aid and taken to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital. Some were flown there by helicopter.

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