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This year, 17 personnel have died at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma, but Air Force officials have refused to say what the causes of those deaths were, citing concerns for families and units on base.

 

Kimberly Woodruff, a Tinker Air Force Base spokesperson, told http://Military.com on Wednesday that the base lost the personnel to "various causes, and several deaths remain under investigation."

 

Tinker Air Force Base has more than 30,000 personnel, and it's unclear how many of those deaths were service members, government employees, contractors or civilians tied to the base. One individual connected to the installation told Military.com that they had been informed of deaths connected to base this year including potential suicides, as well as COVID-19-related deaths.

 

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