The Pentagon has recognized 4 service members who have been killed in motion over the weekend throughout operations towards Iran.
Capt. 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 Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, died on March 1, 2026, in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, in keeping with a DOD launch.
The troopers, who have been assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command in Des Moines, Iowa, have been killed throughout an assault by an unmanned plane, the discharge added.
The incident is at present underneath investigation.
“We honor our fallen heroes, who served fearlessly and selflessly in protection of our nation,” Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of Military Reserve and commanding basic of U.S. Military Reserve Command, stated in a launch. “Their sacrifice, and the sacrifices of their households, won’t ever be forgotten.”
U.S. Central Command officers introduced Sunday that three service members have been killed in motion and 5 troops have been “severely wounded” throughout fight actions towards Iran.
On Monday officers stated a fourth service member severely wounded throughout Iran’s preliminary assaults succumbed to their accidents. Later that day officers said U.S. forces recovered the stays of two “beforehand unaccounted for” troops from a facility struck throughout Iran’s preliminary assaults, bringing the entire variety of service members killed within the operation to 6 as of Monday, in keeping with a CENTCOM replace.
A number of different troops “sustained minor shrapnel accidents and concussions — and are within the means of being returned to obligation,” CENTCOM officers stated Sunday.
“To the households and teammates of those Cactus Nation troopers: you could have my deepest sympathy and my respect,” Maj. Gen. Todd Erskine, commanding basic, 79th Theater Sustainment Command, stated within the launch. “Our nation is saved protected by of us like these — courageous women and men who put all of it on the road each single day. They characterize the guts of America. We’ll bear in mind their names, their service, and their sacrifice.”
Khork enlisted as a 13P (a number of launch rocket system/hearth route specialist) within the Nationwide Guard in 2009, officers said. He commissioned as a army police officer within the Military Reserve in 2014, deploying to Saudi Arabia in 2018, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in 2021, and Poland in 2024.
Khork’s awards embrace: the Meritorious Service Medal, Military Commendation Medal, Joint Service Achievement Medal, Military Superior Unit Award, Military Reserve Element Achievement Medal, Nationwide Protection Service Medal, International Struggle on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, International Struggle on Terrorism Service Medal, Korea Protection Service Medal, Armed Forces Service Medal, Military Service Ribbon, Abroad Service Ribbon, Military Reserve Element Abroad Coaching Ribbon, Armed Forces Reserve Medal with 10 12 months Gadget and “M” Gadget and the Army Excellent Volunteer Service Medal.
Amor enlisted within the Nationwide Guard as a 92A (automated logistics specialist) in 2005. She transferred to the Military Reserve in 2006 and later deployed to Kuwait and Iraq in 2019.
Amor’s awards embrace: the Military Commendation Medal, Nationwide Protection Service Medal, Military Reserve Element Achievement Medal, International Struggle on Terrorism Expeditionary Service Medal, NCO Skilled Improvement Ribbon, Military Service Ribbon, Abroad Service Ribbon and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Gadget.
Tietjens enlisted within the Military Reserve in 2006 as a 91B (wheeled automobile mechanic). He beforehand deployed twice to Kuwait, as soon as in 2009 and once more in 2019.
Tietjens’ awards embrace: the Meritorious Service Medal, Military Commendation Medal, Military Achievement Medal, Nationwide Protection Service Medal, International Struggle on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, International Struggle on Terrorism Service Medal, Iraq Marketing campaign Medal with Marketing campaign Star, Military Service Ribbon, Abroad Service Ribbon and the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with “M” Gadget.
Coady, who was posthumously promoted from specialist, enlisted within the Military Reserve in 2023 as a 25B (Military info expertise specialist).
Coady’s awards embrace: the Military Service Ribbon, Nationwide Protection Service Ribbon and the Abroad Service Ribbon.
Extra particulars surrounding the circumstances of the opposite service members’ deaths haven’t but been made obtainable.
Iran has unleashed retaliatory strikes at U.S. army installations and civilian infrastructure throughout the Center East amid ongoing bombardment by U.S. and Israeli forces.
The assault by U.S. and associate forces started Saturday at 1:15 a.m., CENTCOM officers said, with the objective of knocking out “the Iranian regime’s safety equipment, prioritizing areas that posed an imminent menace.”
Among the many major targets of the operation have been Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command-and-control services, Iranian air protection capabilities, missile and drone launch websites and army airfields.
J.D. Simkins is Editor-in-Chief of Army Instances and Protection Information, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq Struggle.
Beth Sullivan is an editor for Army Instances. Beforehand, she labored as a workers reporter for The Every day Memphian and as an assistant editor at The Austin Chronicle.
