(NewsNation) — The Department of Defense on Tuesday released the name of an additional U.S. soldier killed in Iranian strikes in northern Iraq, identifying him as 30-year-old Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton of Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The Pentagon said Swinton was killed in action Sunday during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
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Swinton was ***** igned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Pentagon said.
On Monday, the Pentagon identified two other troops who were killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan.
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The Pentagon said Swinton was killed in action Sunday during a controlled detonation of a downed One-Way Unmanned Aerial System at Erbil Air Base, Iraq. The incident is under investigation.
Cost of Iran war tops $87B as Hegseth heads to Capitol Hill
Swinton was ***** igned to D Battery, 2nd Battalion, 55th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 108th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Pentagon said.
On Monday, the Pentagon identified two other troops who were killed in an Iranian attack on an air base in Jordan.
#pentagon #north #carolina #base
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