Airman Brayden Lovan, 21, was killed by the firearm discharge on Sunday at F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming by a firearm discharge.

The active-duty Security Forces airman, assigned to the base's 90th Security Forces Squadron, "died on base while on duty" in the early morning hours Sunday, a news release from the base said.

The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command has paused the use of a pistol after a Security Forces airman died at a Wyoming base