美国军方确认三名士兵在伊朗对约旦基地的攻击中阵亡。[1][2]这是自美伊冲突爆发以来，首次由伊朗直接火力造成的美军人员伤亡。[1]
阵亡士兵分别为：25岁的中尉泰勒·詹姆斯·费汉，来自夏威夷 [1][2]；19岁的列兵伊莎贝拉·冈萨雷斯，来自德克萨斯州 [1][2]；以及28岁的中士安吉尔·S·兰珀萨德，来自纽约。[2]
伊朗动用弹道导弹和无人机对美军阵地发动了攻击。[2]自战争开始以来，美军共有18名服役人员阵亡。[2]美国国防部长表示，此次伤亡是自2月28日战争开始以来首次确认由伊朗直接火力造成的美军死亡。[1]
费汉被追授铜星勋章、紫心勋章和战斗行动徽章，并追授上尉军衔及工商管理硕士学位。[1]
伊朗当局声称，过去三周内美国空袭已造成至少50人死亡和超过500人受伤。[1][2]
The U.S. military has identified three service members who were killed while defending against an Iranian ballistic missile and drone assault on a base in Jordan. [1][2] The deceased are First Lieutenant Tyler James Feehan, 25, from Hawaii; Private Isabella Gonzales, 19, from Texas; and Sergeant Angel S. Rampersad, 28, from New York. [1][2]
This marks the first confirmed American combat deaths resulting from direct Iranian fire since the conflict began. [1] The Department of Defense stated that the attack occurred on Friday, marking a significant escalation in hostilities between the two nations. [1]
Feehan was posthumously awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart, and Combat Action Badge, along with a promotion to captain and recognition of an MBA degree. [1] The three soldiers were stationed with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, based in Ansbach, Germany. [2]
According to U.S. Central Command, 18 service members have been killed in the conflict overall. [2] Iran claimed that American airstrikes over the preceding three weeks resulted in at least 50 deaths and over 500 injured among its forces. [1][2]