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US - Texas: Seasonal flu outbreak at base in Lackland - June 18, 2026

The Air Force has acknowledged that the recent death of a recruit in basic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland was caused by a flu virus that has swept the base, according to U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro.

It was the firm confirmation that Keon Talik McDaniel, 25, died of influenza. Previously, the Air Force said only that McDaniel, who was in his sixth week of basic training, suffered "a medical emergency" and was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center, where he died. Air Force officials did not disclose whether he had contracted the flu.
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When the outbreak became public on June 18, 160 recruits were said to have been infected. By June 25, the number of cases had reached 284, Castro said Tuesday. He said the numbers were the most recent he had been able to obtain from the military. A week earlier, there were a reported 222 cases.

The Air Force said it could neither confirm nor deny the latest figures offered by the congressman. After the virus began spreading at Lackland, the Pentagon suspended the voluntary vaccine policy for recruits at the base; they once again must be vaccinated.
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/articles/air-force-confirms-first-death-221419516.html
 
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