US confirms third service member killed in Iranian strike on Jordan air base

The Pentagon identified Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad of New York as the third American service member believed killed in Iran's attack on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan on July 17, 2026, with her status changed from missing to deceased. Two other soldiers killed in related strikes—Tyler Feehan and Isabella Gonzales—were already announced, and a fourth death occurred in Erbil, Iraq, during a separate incident, bringing U.S. combat fatalities since the conflict began to 18. The United States has continued strikes against Iran amid escalating hostilities in the region.