The US navy has launched the names of three troopers who have been killed in a terrorist assault by an Iran-backed group over the weekend.
“Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, GA; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, GA; and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, GA, died Jan. 28, 2024, in Jordan , when a one-way unmanned aerial system (OWUAS) struck their containerized housing items,” the Division of Protection mentioned in a press release.
“Rivers, Sanders and Moffett have been assigned to the 718th Engineer Firm, 926th Engineer Battalion, 926th Engineer Brigade, Fort Moore, Georgia,” the assertion added.
U.S. officers additionally mentioned the U.S. didn’t detect the suicide drone as a result of it was intently following a U.S. drone returning to base on the identical time.
“I believe Iran is accountable,” mentioned retired Normal Joseph Votel. “Iran is all the time making an attempt to push the bounds so far as they’ll.