The U.S. Army has identified two active-duty soldiers killed during an attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan last week as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas. They are the first U.S. service members to die since the resumption of hostilities between the U.S. and Iran, following the collapse of a recent ceasefire agreement.
Feehan was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Gonzales was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, in Ansbach, Germany.
Their deaths occurred during an incident Friday at the Jordanian air base, which remains under investigation. The soldiers were in Jordan supporting Operation Inherent Resolve, the international campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. While the mission has concluded operations in Iraq, U.S. forces are consolidating and transitioning their presence in Syria.
In addition to the fatalities in Jordan, a third U.S. service member's remains are being identified, and another service member was killed Saturday during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance in northern Iraq, according to U.S. Central Command. Since the current conflict began, 17 U.S. service members have been killed and more than 420 wounded.
President Donald Trump vowed continued pressure against Iran, stating that the nation will pay "many times over" for its actions. Trump has authorized nine consecutive nights of strikes targeting Iranian military sites and Islamic Revolution Guard Corps forces. These actions follow Iran's violations of a memorandum of understanding designed to secure a ceasefire and ensure freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.
"Godspeed, heroes," War Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote on X. "Their sacrifice only stiffens our resolve." Trump told reporters Sunday night that the strikes were conducted in honor of the fallen service members, adding that they were "out there fighting that Iran could not have a nuclear weapon."