Sgt. Michael Swinton, 30, died Sunday; a second service member was injured by unexploded ordnance
U.S. soldier killed by Iranian drone at Erbil Air Base in Iraq
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A U.S. soldier was killed by an Iranian drone strike at Erbil Air Base in Iraq, the Pentagon confirmed. Sergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, died on Sunday, according to the U.S. military, though U.S. Central Command initially reported his death on Saturday. A second service member suffered a minor injury from unexploded ordnance during the attack.
Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, based at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The strike occurred days after two other American soldiers were killed in a separate Iranian attack on a U.S. base in Jordan on Friday. Those victims were identified as First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii, and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas.
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Swinton was assigned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
reliability low1/3 sourcesTwo more soldiers, First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii , and Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas , were killed on Friday during Iranian strikes on a US airbase in Jordan.
reliability low1/3 sourcesSergeant Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of Fayetteville, North Carolina , was killed in action at Erbil Air Base, Iraq , on Sunday.
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The soldiers were identified as 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, who was killed Saturday, and Pvt.
according to CBS News — LatestThe U.S. military said Swinton was killed Sunday, but the CENTCOM bulletin said he died Saturday.
according to CBS News — LatestA second service member received a 'minor injury' during the detonation of the 'unexploded ordnance' from the drone, US Central Command said.
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