HOUSTON--The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of an army soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Twenty-two-year-old Specialist Joshua L. Hazlewood, of Manvel, Texas, died in Arifjan, Kuwait on June 25.

The DOD said his injuries were not related to combat.

Hazlewood was assigned to the 614th Automated Cargo Documentation Detachment.

The circumstances surrounding the death are under investigation.