2 US troops killed, 1 missing after Iranian missile, drone attack in Jordan

Two U.S. service members were killed in action on Friday in an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack on U.S. and partner forces in Jordan, U.S. Central Command announced .

A third U.S. service member is missing, the command release added, while four more troops had to be medically evacuated to hospitals in Jordan.

Those four service members have since been discharged, the command added.

“Other personnel who were evaluated for minor injuries have returned to duty,” the release stated.

U.S. Central Command is withholding the identities of the dead until 24 hours after the service members’ next of kin have been notified.

Additional information about the exact location of the attack had not been provided as of publication.

The casualties in Friday’s attack bring the toll of American troops killed in the war with Iran to 16.

Most recently, the commanding officer of the Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 5, Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards, was killed on July 1 when the MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter he was aboard went down in the Arabian Sea. Three other sailors were rescued following the emergency landing.

More than 400 U.S. troops have been wounded in the campaign, which began Feb. 28.

J.D. Simkins is Editor-in-Chief of Military Times and Defense News, and a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War.

美国中央司令部宣布，周五，两名美国军人在伊朗对约旦境内美军及其盟友部队发动的弹道导弹和无人机袭击中丧生。

指挥部发布的消息还称，第三名美国军人失踪，另有四名士兵因伤势严重被送往约旦的医院接受治疗。

该指挥部补充说，这四名军人现已退伍。

新闻稿称：“其他因轻伤接受评估的人员已返回工作岗位。”

美国中央司令部将在通知阵亡军人家属24小时后公布阵亡军人的身份。

截至发稿时，尚未提供有关袭击确切地点的更多信息。

周五的袭击事件造成人员伤亡，使在与伊朗的战争中丧生的美军士兵人数达到 16 人。

最近，海军第5直升机海上作战中队指挥官加布里埃尔·爱德华兹中校于7月1日遇难，当时他乘坐的MH-60S“海鹰”直升机在阿拉伯海坠毁。紧急迫降后，另有三名水兵获救。

自2月28日开始的这场战役中，已有超过400名美军士兵受伤。

JD Simkins 是《军事时报》和《防务新闻》的总编辑，也是参加过伊拉克战争的海军陆战队老兵。