Pentagon identifies two soldiers killed in Iran war


U.S. Army Major Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, poses in an undated photograph in his uniform. O'Brien was killed March 1, 2026, at the Port of Shuaiba, Kuwait during a drone attack. U.S. Army Reserve/Handout via REUTERS

LOS ANGELES, March 4 (Reuters) - ⁠The Pentagon on Wednesday identified two more soldiers ⁠who were killed in the war against Iran.

The ‌two Army Reserve soldiers died on Sunday in a drone attack on a U.S. military facility in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait that also killed ​four other reservists.

The Pentagon said Major ⁠Jeffrey O'Brien, 45, of ⁠Iowa, was killed in the attack and announced the "believed death" ⁠of ‌Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California. Positive identification of Marzan ⁠will be completed by the medical examiner, the ​Pentagon said.

Both ‌O'Brien and Marzan served in the 103rd Sustainment Command ⁠from Des ​Moines, Iowa, part of the Army's global logistics and supply operation.

The U.S. military on Tuesday identified four soldiers of the ⁠same command who also died in ​the drone attack, marking the first casualties of the war.

The military identified the soldiers as:

The ⁠announcement comes as the conflict intensifies,with U.S. Defense Secretary Pete ​Hegseth saying on Wednesday that ‌theU.S. "can sustain this fight easily for ​as long as we need to."

(Reporting by Christian Martinez; Editing by Donna Bryson and Sonali Paul)

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