An active duty airman assigned to the 31st Fighter Wing was pronounced dead Tuesday at the airman’s off base residence in Italy.

The service member was stationed at Aviano Air Base, where the wing is located.

The death was disclosed in a recent release concerning the incident. The airman’s name was not provided because notification of next of kin remained pending.

The cause of death is currently under investigation. The release did not identify the airman’s squadron or provide further details about the circumstances surrounding the death.

The death marks another loss involving an airman stationed at Aviano Air Base. Another member of the Aviano force died last month following an accident in Italy.

Airman 1st Class Malachi Robinson died in a water related accident while swimming in Lake Barcis, Italy.

Robinson served as a weapons loader in the 555th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.

The latest death involves an airman assigned to the same fighter wing, though the service member’s identity has not been released.

Officials are withholding that information until the required family notification process is completed.

The investigation into the cause remains underway. The available release offered no conclusion about what led to the airman being pronounced dead at the off base residence Tuesday.

The 31st Fighter Wing is based at Aviano Air Base in Italy. Its stated mission includes defending and improving base infrastructure while furthering Agile Combat Employment capabilities.

The wing’s mission also includes empowering the families and airmen stationed at the base.

Those responsibilities place personnel, infrastructure and combat capabilities within the organization’s stated focus.

The 31st Fighter Wing maintains two F-16 fighter squadrons. The wing also hosts several other units at Aviano Air Base, including rescue and air control elements.

Those hosted units include the 56th Rescue Squadron and the 57th Rescue Squadron. The 606th Air Control Squadron is also hosted by the wing.

The collection of fighter, rescue and air control units reflects the operational structure identified in the release.

The wing’s two F-16 fighter squadrons remain a central part of that structure.

The 31st Fighter Wing is the only United States fighter wing located south of the Alps. It is also described as essential to operations in NATO’s southern region.

That regional role is carried out alongside the wing’s responsibilities at Aviano Air Base. Its mission combines support for infrastructure, Agile Combat Employment capabilities, assigned airmen and their families.

For now, the central questions surrounding Tuesday’s death remain unanswered in the information released publicly.

The airman’s identity is still being withheld, and the cause remains under investigation.

The death follows Robinson’s passing last month at Lake Barcis. Robinson’s role, rank, squadron and the water related nature of that accident were identified, while details concerning Tuesday’s death remain limited.

Both deaths involved airmen connected to Aviano Air Base and the 31st Fighter Wing.

The latest investigation will determine the cause of Tuesday’s death, while the airman’s name awaits notification of next of kin.