DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

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12/23/2012 03:21 PM CST

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 1000-12
December 23, 2012

DOD Identifies Navy Casualty

            The Department of Defense announced today the death of a sailor while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. 

            Cdr. Job W. Price, 42, of Pottstown, Pa., died Dec. 22 of a non-combat related injury while supporting stability operations in Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan.  Price was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit in Virginia Beach, Va. 

            This incident is currently under investigation. 

            For further information related to this release, please contact the Naval Special Warfare Group Two Public Affairs Office at 757-763-2007.