Middle East
US service member dies from injuries after Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia, CENTCOM says
Stars and Stripes
March 8, 2026
An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 41, flies over the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 6, 2026. (U.S. Navy)
A seventh service member has died in action as part of Operation Epic Fury against Iran, U.S. Central Command announced on Sunday.
“The service member was seriously wounded at the scene of an attack on U.S. troops in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on March 1,” CENTCOM said in the statement, and died from the injuries on Saturday night.
The identity will be withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification. The service member was an Army soldier, according to an Associated Press report.
Major combat operations continue, CENTCOM said.
The U.S. and Israel launched extensive strikes against Iran on Feb. 28 after months of stalled negotiations over the country’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump later that night announced the operation had resulted in the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader.
Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have vowed to press ahead with the coordinated campaign against Iran
The six service members, all soldiers, who died in the fight previously include: Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Fla.; Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Neb.; Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minn.; Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa; Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa; and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, Calif.
A New York City police officer serving in Kuwait with the Army National Guard died Friday from a medical issue. Maj. Sorffly Davius was deployed to Camp Buehring in Kuwait when the medical incident occurred, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement late Saturday.