Six U.S. Soldiers Killed in Iran Drone Strike Honored in Dignified Transfer at Dover Air Force Base

The families of six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait gathered at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware Saturday as their loved ones were returned home during a dignified transfer ceremony.

President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance joined military leaders and government officials to observe the solemn moment as the transfer cases were carried from a C-17 aircraft across the tarmac.

The Pentagon identified the fallen soldiers as Maj. Jeffrey O’Brien, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, Capt. Cody Khork, Sgt. 1st Class Nicole Amor, Sgt. 1st Class Noah Tietjens and Sgt. Declan Coady. Marzan is believed to have been killed in the strike but is still awaiting final identification.

All six soldiers were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, an Army Reserve unit based in Iowa. They were serving in the Middle East with the 1st Theater Sustainment Command, responsible for supplying U.S. forces across the region.

Military officials say the soldiers were killed March 1 when an Iranian drone struck a temporary operations center at the civilian port of Shuaiba in Kuwait. According to sources familiar with the situation, the soldiers were working inside a trailer-like office structure when the drone strike occurred without warning.

Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes of the 1st Theater Sustainment Command praised the fallen service members for their dedication.

“They served relentlessly, consistently, and fearlessly,” Barnes said. “They represent the best of what our country stands for.”

Several of the soldiers had served nearly two decades in the military, while the youngest had enlisted just three years ago.

Family members and friends described them as devoted parents, mentors and teammates whose service and sacrifice will not be forgotten.

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