Marine Sgt. Trevor Goldyn dead in non combat incident in Bahrain

1st Lt. John Coppola reported that Marine Sgt. Trevor Goldyn died in Bahrain of non combat related causes.

Goldyn has served in the Corps four years. His medals included the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, the Sea Service Deployment Ribbon, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal and the National Defense Service Medal.

Goldyn was with the 5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade at the time of his death, Marinecorpstimes reported.

BACKGROUND OF U.S. Mission Bahrain Naval Support Activity Bahrain  In-depth Overview Mission

The mission of NSA Bahrain is to provide Operational Support to U.S. and Coalition Forces operating throughout the CENTCOM area of responsibility.  Naval Support Activity Bahrain operates and sustains superior facilities and services for its tenant commands, their deployed assets and military members, DOD civilian personnel and dependents living in Bahrain. Provides security to ships, aircraft, detachments, and remote sites throughout the region.

History

The British Navy established a naval installation known as HMS JUFFAIR on April 13, 1935, in the area where NSA is located today. The British treaty expired in 1971, and Bahrain became totally independent. The United States, through agreement with the Bahraini government, took over part of HMS Juffair in 1992. When the U. S. acquired the HMS Juffair site, the command title changed to Administrative Support Unit (ASU), Southwest Asia. The title reflected the new mission of supporting ships and remote sites throughout the area of responsibility. In 2000, the command title changed to Naval Support Activity Bahrain.

NSA Bahrain is home to approximately 9,000 military personnel and DoD Civilian employees assigned to NSA Bahrain and 78 Tenant Commands, as well as Joint and Coalition Forces.

Location

NSA Bahrain is located in the Kingdom of Bahrain in the Middle East, within the archipelago Persian Gulf, and east of Saudi Arabia. NSA Bahrain covers the busiest 152 acres in the world. We provide services and support to ships at sea, remote sites throughout the region, and military and civilian personnel living in Bahrain.