Pentagon Identifies Third Service Member in Jordan Attack
The Pentagon has identified a third service member killed in a drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan. The Department of Defense previously named two other soldiers who died in the incident. The attack also injured dozens of U.S. military personnel.
The Pentagon on Tuesday identified Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, as the third U.S. service member killed in a drone attack in Jordan. The Department of Defense previously named Sgt. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, and Sgt. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, as casualties from the same incident.
The attack occurred Sunday at Tower 22, a remote U.S. military outpost in northeastern Jordan, near the Syrian border. The drone strike also resulted in injuries to over 40 other U.S. military personnel.
All three identified service members were assigned to the 718th Engineer Company, a U.S. Army Reserve unit based in Fort Moore, Georgia. Rivers, Sanders, and Moffett were serving in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.
U.S. officials have attributed the attack to Iranian-backed militant groups. The incident marks the first time U.S. military personnel have died in a hostile attack in the Middle East since the conflict between Israel and Hamas began in October.
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