3 Army Reserve soldiers killed in Jordan drone strike are identified
The Defense Department has released the identities of the three U.S.
The Defense Department has released the identities of the three U.S. Army Reserve soldiers who were killed Sunday in an attack at a base in northeast Jordan, near the Syrian border.
The slain soldiers, all from Georgia, were Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23.
They are the first U.S. deaths in months of strikes by Iranian-backed militant groups since the Israel-Hamas war started Oct. 7.
More than 30 others were injured when an explosives-packed drone struck the base near a shelter where some troops were sleeping, according to two U.S. officials.
The three soldiers were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade at Fort Moore, Georgia. They were supporting Operation Inherent Resolve — targeted operations to defeat the Islamic State terror group, the Defense Department said.
Rating: 5