The Hawaii National Guard soldier who died during training last week in Texas was a police officer from the island of Saipan in the Northern Marianas.

Sgt. Julian Manglona, 39, who was assigned to the 29th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, collapsed after a six-mile run Thursday about 7 p.m. in the North Fort Hood training area, said the Army Reserves' 9th Mission Support Command headquarters in Honolulu.

He and his unit were training in Texas for what would have been his second deployment to Iraq and Kuwait as a member of the Army Reserve.

Brig. Gen. Alexander I. Kozlov, commanding general of the 9th Mission Support Command, said he and Maj. Gen. Robert G.F. Lee, adjutant general of the Hawaii National Guard, send their heartfelt condolences to Manglona's family.

"Losing a family member ... is very difficult. When soldiers train and deploy together, they, too, become like family," Kozlov said. "Any time we lose a soldier, we grieve. We are grieving right now. Our thoughts and prayers are with Julian's family and our soldiers during this difficult time."