Pentagon identifies 5th service member killed in Kuwait drone attack

The Defense Department (DOD) late Wednesday released the name of the fifth U.S. service member killed over the weekend after an Iranian drone struck a tactical operations center in Kuwait.

Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, died on Sunday at Shuaiba Port during an unmanned aircraft system attack, the Pentagon said in a statement. O’Brien was an Army Reserve soldier.

Six total service members were killed in the attack, which came a day after the U.S. and Israel began strikes against Iran. The attack from Iran hit a makeshift office space with no apparent warning beforehand, multiple outlets reported. The incident is under investigation.

The four victims previously identified were Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter........

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