New Mexico Base IDs Airman Found Dead; Foul Play Ruled Out

ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — Holloman Air Force Base officials have released the name of an airman found dead on base. The Alamogordo Daily News reports (http://bit.ly/2dgMAiN) that the body of 21-year-old Airman 1st Class Nathan Wilson-Ross was discovered in the base dormitories Oct. 11. Base spokesman Arlan Ponder says no foul play is suspected. No possible cause of death was given. Wilson-Ross, of San Angelo, Texas, was an F-16 aircraft maintenance specialist assigned to the 54th Fighter Group. Ponder says Wilson-Ross was deployed to Holloman from Aviano Air Base in Italy a year ago. He is survived by his mother and a brother.