The US military has identified Sgt Angel S Rampersad, 28, as the third service member believed to be dead following an attack on a base in Jordan. This incident, which also claimed the lives of 1stLt Tyler James Feehan and Pvt Isabella Gonzales, raises the total number of US military fatalities to 18 since the onset of the conflict with Iran.
The attack involved Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, marking the first direct troop casualties from Iranian fire in this ongoing war. The Pentagon has classified Rampersad's status as 'Duty Status-Whereabouts Unknown' and believes she is deceased.