Navy IDs Officer Who Died Aboard the Arlington; NCIS Probe Continues

Navy Lt. Kaylie Ludwig. (Photo courtesy of the Ludwig family)

Military.com | By Gina Harkins

Published May 23, 2019

Navy officials have identified the woman who died aboard a ship during a port stop in Spain as Lt. Kaylie Ludwig.

Ludwig, a medical corps officer, was found unresponsive aboard the amphibious transport dock ship Arlington on Tuesday. She was later pronounced dead aboard the ship.

The Naval Criminal Investigative Service is conducting an official investigation, said Cmdr. Kyle Raines, a U.S. 6th Fleet spokesman.

Ludwig had been assigned to the Arlington since July 2018. She began her Navy career in 2013.

The amphibious transport dock ship was at Naval Station Rota on a regularly scheduled port visit at the time of Ludwig's death.

The Arlington is homeported in Norfolk, Virginia. The ship deployed as part of the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group in December. The ARG is conducting naval operations in Europe and Africa.

-- Gina Harkins can be reached at gina.harkins@military.com. Follow her on Twitter @ginaaharkins.

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Gina Harkins

Gina Harkins previously covered the Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard for Military.com. She has covered troops and their families for nearly a decade, reporting from the U.S., Central and South America, and at sea. Before joining Military.com, Gina was a longtime reporter and managing editor for the independent Marine Corps Times. Her story on two recruits trapped at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island in South Carolina was runner up for the 2013 Military Reporters and Editors award for domestic military coverage. She holds a master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and studied political science and international relations in her undergrad at Northeastern Illinois University. Read Full Bio

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