Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Pentagon identified four of six service members killed in the Iran war, stating they died in a drone strike in Kuwait. The deceased include Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.The attack involved an unmanned aircraft system that struck a tactical operations center, reportedly lacking hardened protection, though the Pentagon refuted claims of a “makeshift office space.”Three service members were initially killed, with a fourth succumbing to injuries and two more bodies recovered, bringing the total to six American deaths. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine offered condolences, while the president stated he expects additional casualties. In fullPentagon identifies first US troops killed in Iran war after Kuwait drone strikeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Pentagon identifies US service members killed in Iran war
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe Pentagon identified four of six service members killed in the Iran war, stating they died in a drone strike in Kuwait. The deceased include Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota; and Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa.The attack involved an unmanned aircraft system that struck a tactical operations center, reportedly lacking hardened protection, though the Pentagon refuted claims of a “makeshift office space.”Three service members were initially killed, with a fourth succumbing to injuries and two more bodies recovered, bringing the total to six American deaths. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Caine offered condolences, while the president stated he expects additional casualties. In fullPentagon identifies first US troops killed in Iran war after Kuwait drone strikeThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
