A burned vehicle discovered on an Eglin Air Force Base training range held the remains of an airman assigned to the Florida installation, officials said.

The service member has been identified as Senior Airman Tamera Moniq Bolden-Cleckley, bringing a name to the grim discovery made during a routine patrol.

Bolden-Cleckley was 26 and from Boerne, Texas. A service medical examiner positively identified her, according to a statement released Saturday.

She joined the Air Force in 2021 and served at Eglin as a diagnostic imaging specialist, also described as a radiology technician. Bolden-Cleckley was assigned to the 96th Surgical Operations Squadron.

Security forces airmen discovered her remains around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. They were conducting a routine patrol when they encountered the burned vehicle near the intersection of Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard, according to base officials.

The location sits outside Eglin’s main base, but officials said it remains within the installation’s training range complex.

That distinction placed the early morning discovery on property connected to the sprawling Florida installation.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and the 96th Security Forces Squadron responded to the scene. The case was later turned over to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.

Officials have not released details describing the circumstances surrounding Bolden-Cleckley’s death. The Saturday statement also did not provide a cause of death.

The information released by officials establishes the time and location of the discovery, the agencies that responded and Bolden-Cleckley’s identity. Beyond those facts, the statement offered no account of what happened before security forces airmen found the vehicle.

Bolden-Cleckley had served in the Air Force for several years after joining in 2021. Her work as a diagnostic imaging specialist placed her with Eglin’s 96th Surgical Operations Squadron.

Col. Chris Keithley, commander of the 96th Test Wing, offered condolences following the identification. His statement focused on Bolden-Cleckley’s place within the wing and the people mourning her death.

“Senior Airman Bolden-Cleckley was a valued member of the 96th Test Wing team, and we extend our deepest condolences to her family, friends, and fellow airmen during this difficult time,” Keithley said.

Public remembrances also appeared on Facebook after her identity was announced. Commenters remembered Bolden-Cleckley as “such a bright person” and “one of the happiest people to be around.”

The comments reflected how some people who knew or remembered her described the young airman. Officials, meanwhile, confined their public statement to her identification, service assignment, the discovery and the agencies involved in the response.

The sequence began around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday, when security forces airmen were moving through the range area on routine patrol. The burned vehicle was found near Range Road 234 and Lewis Turner Boulevard, outside the main base but inside the training range complex.

The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office and personnel from the 96th Security Forces Squadron went to that location before responsibility for the case shifted to the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. No further account of the scene was included in the statement.

Bolden-Cleckley’s identification ended uncertainty over who had been found inside the vehicle, but officials disclosed no details about how she died. The cause and circumstances of her death were not released.

For Eglin’s 96th Test Wing, the announcement centered on the loss of a member of its team. Keithley’s message extended condolences to Bolden-Cleckley’s family, friends and fellow airmen as they faced what he called a difficult time.

The available official account remains limited, with no explanation of the events that preceded the discovery. What officials confirmed is that Bolden-Cleckley was found on the Eglin training range, identified by a service medical examiner and remembered as a valued airman.