Two U.S. service members were killed and another service member is missing while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks in Jordan, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.
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Centcom announced that the soldiers were killed in action on July 17 as U.S. and partner forces responded to the attack. It did not say where in Jordan the attack took place or provide additional details about the situation.
Four other U.S. service members were medically evacuated to a Jordanian hospital but have since been discharged, Centcom said. Other personnel who were diagnosed with minor injuries have returned to duty.
Centcom said it would not release the identities of the two deceased service members until 24 hours after their families have been notified.
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