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US finds unidentified remains believed to be missing troop after Iranian missile attack on US military base in Jordan; Another US troop was killed in Iraq by a downed Iranian drone (thelemmy.club)
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CENTCOM Update on Recently Fallen U.S. Service Members

TAMPA, Fla. — Yesterday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced the passing of two U.S. service members and the missing status of one in Jordan following an Iranian attack on July 17. After a thorough search, U.S. military personnel found unidentified remains at the location earlier today. An examination process to verify the remains is ongoing.

Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.

CENTCOM is withholding additional information, including the identities of the missing and fallen warriors, out of respect for the families during the notification process.

https://nitter.net/CENTCOM/status/2078920477779890312#m

https://nitter.net/DropSiteNews/status/2078924984647606653#m

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/7/19/iran-war-live-us-launches-new-strikes-trump-mourns-killed-soldiers?update=4787281

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[-] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 57 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone.

They're getting quite creative with all the "totally not killed in combat" scenarios.

[-] Infamousblt@hexbear.net 54 points 3 days ago

I don't see anything wrong with the statement. It was a controlled detonation of unexploded ordinance. It was controlled by Iran, and the ordinance hadn't exploded until Iran controlled it to explode. The drone was downed when it hit the thing Iran was trying to hit with it. Seems above board!

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 40 points 3 days ago

All ordinances are unexploded until they explode.

[-] Keld@hexbear.net 30 points 3 days ago

You gotta love how America is doing the "The enemy is both weak and strong" about their own troops.

All Americans troops are simultaneously semi divine spartan super soldiers who cannot die in combat, and elmer fudd.,

[-] DasRav@hexbear.net 27 points 3 days ago

Seriously. This is the least credible one by far.

[-] into_highest_invite@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 3 days ago

honestly i would totally believe a couple marines died playing bomb chicken

[-] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 46 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance

PATRIOTS ARE IN CONTROL

blows the fuck up

[-] Awoo@hexbear.net 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Ok so they've stopped evacuating bases presumably because getting hotels blown up doesn't appeal to the local country and they're getting hit with "you're using human shields". Either that or their ability to detect incoming has been vastly deteriorated. I guess the deaths will start racking up then.

The main reason the US avoid deaths is good early warning systems allowing them to pull troops out. They lose important facilities but not the personnel.

[-] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 21 points 3 days ago

From the footage I've seen, it's defence degradation and also just troops straight up going dafoe-horror as missiles hit.

[-] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

I wish them a very nice you-died-2

[-] spectre@hexbear.net 18 points 3 days ago

Either that or their ability to detect incoming has been vastly deteriorated.

I think it is more this than the other (but some of both). Iran took that advantage on day 1 of the conflict, warning sirens in the footage ive seen are noticeably absent. Plus they used older munitions at the start of the conflict, so with the "eyes" degraded or absent and the weapons getting stronger, the US is all the more at a strategic disadvantage in the second phase of this conflict.

[-] deforestgump@hexbear.net 30 points 3 days ago

Just a reminder that the US does not have to report the death of military contractors.

[-] Poophammer@hexbear.net 13 points 3 days ago

Theyre probably underreporting US deaths regardless

[-] oliveoil@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Wow so who came up with that policy first? The US or Israel?

[-] deforestgump@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

The US most likely. This was a big thing during the 2000's wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

[-] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 31 points 3 days ago

Wouldn't need to be notifying families of anything if they hadn't started a pointless war against a country that can defend itself. Big math

[-] Poophammer@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Whoever died had to have been

-Not sick

-Not fat

-Stupid enough to join, but not stupid enough where he couldn't pass the ASVAB

-Fit

Get duped by a recruiter. A whole life of dodging the bullets America will send at you by being a shitty country.

Then a whole year atleast to train.

Plus whatever their career entailed, just to die to some Fisher Price brand drone in a war started by an imbecile and the oligarchs who hated them.

Couldnt be me.

[-] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago

Can they still get the sperm or is it too late for that?

[-] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

That's like trying to milk space dust.

[-] Poophammer@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago

Mmmm space dust

[-] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 25 points 3 days ago

obama-drone i-love-killing-people

[-] OnlyTrueLiberal@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago

unidentified remains

dean-smile

Get fucked imperialist.

[-] dead@hexbear.net 26 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Kinda wild that some burger got smoked so hard that they couldn't even find the body. Yesterday, the US reported that 2 troops were killed in the missile attack in Jordan and that 1 was missing.

https://nitter.net/CENTCOM/status/2078530691109974522#m

[-] doubtingtammy@lemmy.ml 21 points 3 days ago

I bet the burger was taking a sick video of the incoming missiles

[-] dead@hexbear.net 19 points 3 days ago

here's a video of the attack which killed at least 3 US troops at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan

https://nitter.net/sentdefender/status/2078537553708273735

[-] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 1 points 3 days ago

Amerikkkan supersoldier really just standing there recording video of missiles coming straight at them. amerikkka-clap

[-] D61@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Separately, a U.S. service member in northern Iraq was killed in action July 18 during a controlled detonation of unexploded ordnance from a downed Iranian one-way attack drone. A second service member was wounded and continues to receive medical treatment for a minor injury.

I'm sure this troop really wanted to be known to the world as "survived drone attack only to kill themself when trying to blow up a disabled drone".

[-] Ram_The_Manparts@hexbear.net 17 points 3 days ago

womp womp

[-] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 3 days ago

everybody clapped

[-] AvocadoVapelung@hexbear.net 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

maybe the remains just did that

maybe they were sick of being attached to the same guy forever and tried to make a break for it

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