The
Department of War announced the deaths of two Army Reserve soldiers who died on
Sunday during Operation Epic Fury in
Kuwait.
Officials said
Major Jeffrey R. O’Brien, 45, of Indianola, Iowa, died during an unmanned
aircraft system attack.
Officials
also identified Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert M. Marzan, 54, of Sacramento,
California, as the second person believed to have died during Sunday’s attack.
Marzan was
at the scene in Kuwait. Officials said positive identification will be
completed by the medical examiner.
Both Marzan
and O’Brien were assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, Des Moines, Iowa.
Officials
said the investigation is still ongoing.
The
announcement comes as the Pentagon
identified four U.S. soldiers who died during Sunday’s operation.
They died
Sunday when a drone hit a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, just a day
after the U.S. and Israel launched their military campaign against Iran. Iran
responded by launching missiles and drones against Israel and several Gulf Arab
states that host U.S. armed forces.
Editor’s Note: The Associated Press contributed to this story.
