Pentagon Releases Names of All Troops Killed in Drone Strike

UPDATE Mar 5, 2026 1:30 AM CST

The Pentagon on Wednesday named the final two troops killed in a drone strike on an operations hub in Kuwait Sunday, the Guardian reports. They were identified as Chief Warrant Officer Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, and Maj Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa. O'Brien had earned honors including the Army Achievement Medal and Army Service Ribbon during his time in the service.

Mar 3, 2026 5:46 PM CST

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 in Des Moines, lowa, the AP reports.

• Killed were 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 Spc. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, lowa.

Officials said Monday that the death toll from the strike on a temporary operations hub had risen to six after the remains of two previously missing service members were recovered from the wreckage. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday that a "powerful weapon" struck a "tactical operations center that was fortified," the BBC reports. Sources tell CBS News that concerns had been raised about the use of the makeshift operations hub, with some officials feeling that it wasn't adequately defended and concentrated too many service members in a small space.