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Third soldier identified in Iranian missile strike on Jordan base

James Rodriguez 0 comments 8 min read
Third soldier identified in Iranian missile strike on Jordan base

The US military has confirmed a third fatality from Friday's ballistic missile and drone attack on a base in Jordan, identifying the service member as Sgt Angel S Rampersad, 28, of New York. The confirmation raises the overall death toll to 18 American troops killed since the conflict began.

Rampersad's status was initially listed as missing following the attack. Military officials later announced they had recovered unidentified remains at the scene and launched an examination process to verify them. The Pentagon now lists Rampersad as "Duty Status-Whereabouts Unknown" and believes her to be deceased.

Two other soldiers were killed in the same strike: 1st Lt Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. Gonzales and Rampersad served in the same unit, the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command based in Ansbach, Germany. All three were at the base supporting US operations against the Islamic State group.

The Friday attack marked the first direct Iranian strikes resulting in American combat deaths since the opening stages of the current conflict. Both sides have escalated military operations over the past 10 days, with Iran targeting US interests and American forces striking in response.

Separately, the military identified Sgt Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina, as another service member killed in Iraq during the controlled detonation of an Iranian drone. Swinton had nearly a decade of military service and was a father.

The escalating conflict has extended well beyond US military personnel. Iranian officials report that American strikes in the past three weeks have killed at least 50 people and wounded more than 500 others. Civilian infrastructure across the region, including facilities relied upon by millions, has been targeted by both sides. Workers on vessels in the Gulf, foreign laborers in neighboring nations, and civilians in Israel and Lebanon have also suffered casualties.

Author James Rodriguez: "Three names and three families changed forever in one strike on a base most Americans couldn't locate on a map. That's the real cost of this escalation."

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