War Dept. identifies 2 fallen soldiers killed in Jordan by Iranian attack – One America News Network

July 20, 2026 Katherine Mosack US 0

The new Department of War logo is seen inside the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on September 8, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

OAN Staff Katherine Mosack
7:06 AM – Monday, July 20, 2026

The United States Department of War has identified the two soldiers who were killed in Jordan over the weekend while supporting Operation Inherent Resolve against Iran.

In a statement on Monday, the War Department said that 1st Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, died on July 18, 2026, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, passed on July 17, 2026, during an Iranian attack at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan, on Friday.

Feehan was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 32nd Army Air Missile Defense Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the statement said. Meanwhile, Gonzales was assigned to 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air Missile Defense Command, Ansbach, Germany.

These service members were the first United States military personnel to have fallen since the U.S. agreed to a ceasefire with Iran in April and subsequently resumed military efforts this month.

On Sunday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that a third service member was killed on Saturday by a “controlled detonation” of a downed Iranian drone in northern Iraq. The deceased individual will not be publicly identified until after next of kin has received a notification.

This brings the death toll in the United States’ conflict with Iran to 17, according to the U.S. military. Hundreds have also been injured since the first strikes on Tehran on February 28^th.

More than 50,000 U.S. troops are deployed across the Middle East, according to CENTCOM.

The announcement comes after the U.S. completed its ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, aimed at “degrading” the Islamic regime’s ability to attack more commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, per CENTCOM.

CENTCOM began conducting a new wave of strikes against Iran at 7 p.m. ET today for the ninth consecutive night. The strikes will continue degrading Iranian military capabilities used to attack commercial vessels and civilian mariners transiting the Strait of Hormuz.

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) July 19, 2026

CENTCOM also announced that U.S. personnel uncovered the remains of an unidentified person at the Jordan air base. Though the command previously reported a person was missing in action after the attack on the air base, it has not indicated that the remains are those of the missing service member.

Returning to Washington, D.C., from the Fifa World Cup Final in New Jersey, President Donald Trump told reporters on Sunday that he feels “very badly” about the three casualties.

“Well, we feel very badly, but you know those great people, those great patriots, were out there fighting that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon,” the president said.

Trump has made clear from the beginning of the conflict his determination to keep a nuclear weapon out of Iran’s hands, as the regime was very close to enriching uranium to weapons-grade levels before Operation Absolute Resolve, according to reports.

The commander-in-chief insisted that Iran has “lost everything almost militarily,” including its grip on the Strait of Hormuz, which has been its chokepoint, blocking oil and gas from being exported to the rest of the globe.