The Pentagon identified all six U.S. service members killed in the early days of the war with Iran on Wednesday, confirming their deaths in a drone strike at a Kuwaiti port.

The soldiers, all assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) in Des Moines, Iowa, died Sunday when an Iranian unmanned aircraft struck a tactical operations center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait. They were supporting logistics for Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign launched jointly with Israel against Iran.

Capt. Cody A. Khork, 35, of Winter Haven, Florida, was a military police officer who had deployed to Saudi Arabia, Guantanamo Bay, and Poland. Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42, of Bellevue, Nebraska, had served two tours in Kuwait. Sgt. 1st Class Nicole M. Amor, 39, of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, had deployed to Kuwait and Iraq; she was days from returning home to her family. Sgt. Declan J. Coady, 20, of West Des Moines, Iowa, was posthumously promoted from specialist; he was a Drake University student and Eagle Scout. Maj. Jeffrey R. O'Brien, 45, of Waukee, Iowa, was a Signal Corps officer with a prior Kuwait deployment. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Marzan, 54, of Sacramento, California, rounded out the group.

The attack occurred one day after U.S. and Israeli forces began airstrikes on Iran on February 28, targeting nuclear sites, leadership compounds, and military infrastructure, including the compound of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed. Iran retaliated with drones and missiles on U.S. bases across the Gulf region.

Lt. Gen. Robert Harter, chief of the U.S. Army Reserve, said, "We honor our fallen Heroes, who served fearlessly and selflessly in defense of our nation." Maj. Gen. Todd Erskine, commanding general of the 79th Theater Sustainment Command, added, "Our nation is kept safe by folks like these brave men and women who put it all on the line every single day."

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called them "the absolute best of America" and vowed to honor them in the operation's continuation. President Donald Trump offered condolences Sunday night, stating, "Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That's the way it is."

The conflict, now in its sixth day, has seen U.S. forces claim major degradation of Iran's military capabilities, including air defenses and naval assets. Iranian strikes have caused over 870 deaths, mostly in Iran, while U.S. casualties stand at six killed and 10 wounded as of Wednesday. Trump has described the campaign as a "last best chance" to neutralize Iran's nuclear and missile threats, expecting it to last four to five weeks.