Pentagon identifies 2 of the US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Jordan base
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The Department of Defense identified two of the three U.S. troops killed last week in an Iranian attack on a base in Jordan.
The two active duty soldiers were killed when Iranian drones and missiles targeted the base on Friday, July 17. The attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base was part of a wider wave of strikes on installations in the Middle East used by American troops, part of days of back-and-forth fighting between the U.S. and Iran.
Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, was killed July 17, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, died July 18, according to a statement put out by the Department of Defense.
Feehan, from Ewa Beach, Hawaii, was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
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Gonzales, from Carrollton, Texas, was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command based at Ansbach, Germany.
One other service member was listed as missing and has not yet been identified, U.S. Central Command officials said Saturday. Remains were found at the base on Sunday, although the military has not confirmed they are of the missing service member.
Four other troops were injured in the attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base but were evacuated to hospitals in Jordan. Officials said Saturday that those troops were discharged and other personnel evaluated for minor injuries returned to duty.
Last week’s fatal strike comes after the commander of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, died in a helicopter crash in the Arabian Sea earlier this month. In March, thirteen troops died during operations against Iran, including six airmen who died when their LC-135 refueling plane crashed in western Iraq. To date, according to reporting by the Associated Press, 17 American service members have died since the U.S.-Iran war began on Feb. 28.
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Classification
Region
West Asia
Analytical Domain
Operational
Primary Category / Secondary Categories
Casualties & Losses / Military Operations
Subcategory
Personnel Losses
SALUTE Report
Size
3 U.S. troops (2 identified, 1 missing)
Activity
Iranian drone and missile attack on U.S. base
Location
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base · Jordan
Unit
U.S. Armed Forces, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment
Time
July 17-18, 2023
Equipment
dronesmissiles
Summary
Two U.S. soldiers were killed in an Iranian drone and missile attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17-18, 2023. Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, and 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, were identified among the casualties. One other service member is missing, and four others were injured but have since returned to duty.
Key Facts
- Two U.S. soldiers killed in an Iranian attack on July 17-18, 2023.
- The attack targeted Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
- One soldier remains missing, and remains were found at the base.