The Pentagon identified the third and fourth US service members killed in action over the past week during operations in the Middle East in support of the Iran War.
In total, 18 US service members have died during operations against Iran since February.
US Army Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of Ozone Park, New York, was identified as one of the three soldiers killed in action during an Iranian attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan on July 17.
Rampersad was previously reported missing in action. The Pentagon said in a statement on Tuesday, “The Soldier status was updated to a Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown and is believed to be deceased.”
Sgt. Rampersad was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, Ansbach, Germany, the Pentagon said.
Additionally, Army Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina was killed in action by a downed Iranian drone in Iraq over the weekend.
Swinton was “killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System on July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq,” the Pentagon said on Tuesday.
Sgt. Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Pentagon said.
Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, and First Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, were also killed in action during the Iranian attacks in Jordan on July 17.
President Trump is attending a Dignified Transfer for the four troops returning home today.
The President is privately meeting with the families of our fallen heroes before the dignified transfer, according to a White House official.
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