Military Identifies 3rd Service Member Killed in Iranian Attack

The US military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday's attack on a base in Jordan. In a statement, the Pentagon identified her as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York City's Ozone Park neighborhood. The confirmation brings the death toll to 18 US service members killed since the war began, the AP reports. On Monday, the Pentagon identified 1st Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Ewa Beach, Hawaii, and Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Carrollton, Texas, as the two other soldiers who were killed in Jordan in Friday's attacks. The soldiers were killed by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in the first troop deaths from direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.

In the attack, a missile reportedly hit on-base housing at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base. After the attack, US Central Command announced that two service members were killed and another was missing. The following day, the military command said that troops found unidentified remains and that an examination process to verify the remains was underway. Now, the Pentagon says that Rampersad is believed to be that missing soldier. Her official status is now "Duty Status–Whereabouts Unknown" and she is "believed to be deceased." Rampersad belonged to the same unit as Gonzales—the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command based in Ansbach, Germany.