Pentagon releases identities of four US soldiers killed in Iranian drone strike
Naija News • 1h ago
The United States Department of Defense has confirmed the identities of four U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in an Iranian drone attack on an American military installation in Kuwait.
In a statement issued by the Pentagon, the fallen service members were named as:
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
Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa
All four soldiers were attached to the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) of the U.S. Army Reserve, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
The troops were killed on Sunday, March 1, 2026, when an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle struck a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
The drone re...