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Pentagon releases names of 4 of 6 troops killed in Iran war and says they died in a drone strike in Kuwait
- On Tuesday, the Pentagon identified four U.S. service members killed in the opening hours of the war with Iran during a briefing at the Pentagon in Washington.
- An Iranian drone attack struck Shuaiba port in Kuwait, a commercial harbor and U.S. logistics hub where six U.S. service members were killed.
- Those killed were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command; named dead include Cody A. Khork, 35, Sgt. Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, and Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, and two names are withheld pending next-of-kin notification.
- Officials, including the president and Pentagon leaders, warned the casualty toll may rise, with 18 wounded and damage to a Kuwaiti military base reported. Gen. Dan Caine said `We expect to take additional losses.`
- These deaths are the first American combat fatalities in the joint U.S.-Israel war as the campaign broadened, with more than 1,700 targets struck inside Iran and fighting across at least a dozen countries.
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Pentagon Names 4 of 6 Troops Killed in Drone Strike
The Pentagon has released the names of four of the six troops killed in the Iran war . Authorities said they were killed "during an unmanned aircraft system attack" in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on Sunday. The four dead American soldiers who were identified Tuesday were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command...
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Four Army Reserve troops from Des Moines died March 1 in Port of Shuaiba, Defense Department says
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