{"id":63361,"date":"2026-03-04T21:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=63361"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:02:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T02:02:47","slug":"the-pentagon-has-released-the-final-two-names-of-the-six-u-s-army-reserve-soldiers-killed-in-a-drone-attack-in-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/03\/04\/the-pentagon-has-released-the-final-two-names-of-the-six-u-s-army-reserve-soldiers-killed-in-a-drone-attack-in-kuwait\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pentagon has released the final two names of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone attack in Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"p-rc_e6c62a259b9a2476-28\">On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the Pentagon released the final two names of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone attack in Kuwait. The attack, which occurred on Sunday, March 1, targeted a tactical operations center at Port Shuaiba during the opening days of Operation Epic Fury.<sup><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two service members identified today are:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"8d6b5b\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63362 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #8d6b5b; aspect-ratio:1.7858803832201655;width:452px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan<\/strong>, 54, of Sacramento, California.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Major Jeffrey O\u2019Brien<\/strong>, 45, of Indianola, Iowa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Fallen Heroes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All six soldiers were assigned to the <strong>103rd Sustainment Command<\/strong>, based in Des Moines, Iowa. The full list of those lost in the attack is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><td><strong>Name<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Rank<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Age<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Hometown<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Robert Marzan<\/strong><\/td><td>Chief Warrant Officer 3<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>Sacramento, CA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Jeffrey O\u2019Brien<\/strong><\/td><td>Major<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>Indianola, IA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Cody A. Khork<\/strong><\/td><td>Captain<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>Winter Haven, FL<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Noah L. Tietjens<\/strong><\/td><td>Sergeant 1st Class<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>Bellevue, NE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Nicole M. Amor<\/strong><\/td><td>Sergeant 1st Class<\/td><td>39<\/td><td>White Bear Lake, MN<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Declan J. Coady<\/strong><\/td><td>Sergeant*<\/td><td>20<\/td><td>West Des Moines, IA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><em>*Posthumously promoted from Specialist.<\/em><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"866750\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/download-1.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63363 not-transparent\" style=\"--dominant-color: #866750; aspect-ratio:1.7858803832201655;width:477px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Details of the Incident<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The Attack:<\/strong> An Iranian unmanned aircraft system (drone) struck a &#8220;shipping container-style&#8221; tactical operations center in Port Shuaiba.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Defense Concerns:<\/strong> Reports indicate the center was a temporary structure protected by concrete barriers but lacked overhead &#8220;hardened&#8221; protection, allowing the drone to strike the facility directly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Casualties:<\/strong> In addition to the six fatalities, at least 18 other service members were seriously injured in the strike.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Context:<\/strong> These are the first confirmed American military deaths since the U.S. and Israel launched a joint military campaign against Iran on February 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Trump has announced he will attend the dignified transfer of the remains as they arrive back in the United States, honoring the sacrifice of these service members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, March 4, 2026, the Pentagon released the final two names of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone attack in Kuwait. 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