Iran war death toll grows. See the list of US service members killed
July 21, 2026, 5:18 p.m. ET
Two American soldiers were killed in an attack in Jordan, including Isabella Gonzalez, raising the U.S. military death toll in the Iran war to 17.
Pvt. Gonzales, killed in action in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in this image taken at a location given as Germany, released on July 20, 2026.
10th Army Air And Missile Defense Command/Handout, Via ReutersPvt. Gonzales, killed in action in an Iranian attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, in this image taken at a location given as Germany, released on July 20, 2026.

1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, was killed in action July 18 during an enemy attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
Brooke Parcus, U.S. Army Space And Missile Defense Command
Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, was killed in action during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System July 19, 2026, at Erbil Air Base, Iraq.
Brooke Parcus, U.S. Army Space And Missile Defense
Cmdr. Gabriel Edwards is presumed dead after a U.S. Navy helicopter made an emergency landing in the Arabian Sea on July 1. He was identified as the missing crew member following a dayslong search.
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Major John “Alex” Klinner, 33, died on March 12, 2026, along with five other service members, after the U.S. aircraft they were on crashed in Iraq.
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An undated photo of Capt. Ariana G. Savino, 31, of Covington, Wash., assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Savino was one of six Airmen who died March 12, 2026, when a KC-135 aircraft crashed in western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
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An undated photo of Tech. Sgt. Ashley B. Pruitt, 34, of Bardstown, Ky., assigned to the 6th Air Refueling Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla. Pruitt was one of six Airmen who died March 12, 2026, when a KC-135 aircraft crashed in western Iraq while supporting Operation Epic Fury.
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U.S. Army Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale, Kentucky, assigned to the 1st Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, Fort Carson, Colo, died March 8, 2026, from wounds sustained during an enemy attack on March 1, 2026, at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia.
Dottie Henderson, U.S. Army Space And Missile Defense Command
U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa, assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, died March 1, 2026, in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
Gloria Holt, U.S. Army Reserve Command
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, died March 1, 2026, in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
Brent Newton, U.S. Army Reserve Command
U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Declan Coady, 20, of Des Moines, Iowa, assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, died March 1, 2026, in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
Brent Newton, U.S. Army Reserve Command
U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Cody Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, died March 1, 2026, in Kuwait at the Port of Shuaiba during an unmanned aircraft system attack.
Brent Newton, U.S. Army Reserve Command
Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens died in the attack on March 1, 2026, in Kuwait, the Pentagon said.
Other US service members killed in the Iran War are: Capt. Seth Koval, 38, Capt. Curtis Angst, 30, Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, 28 andChief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54.
Brent NewtonOther US service members killed in the Iran War are: Capt. Seth Koval, 38, Capt. Curtis Angst, 30, Tech. Sgt. Tyler Simmons, 28 andChief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54.
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