6 US Service Members Now Dead in Operation Epic Fury: CENTCOM

(Daniel Torok/The White House via AP)

Six U.S. service members are now dead in the weekend strikes on Iran known as Operation Epic Fury, U.S. Central Command announced on Monday afternoon.

The official CENTCOM X account made the grim announcement on Monday afternoon.

As of 4 pm ET, March 2, six U.S. service members have been killed in action. U.S. forces recently recovered the remains of two previously unaccounted for service members from a facility that was struck during Iran’s initial attacks in the region.

Major combat operations continue. The identities of the fallen are being withheld until 24 hours after next of kin notification.

On Sunday, President Donald Trump released a video message on Truth Social in his first address to the nation since he first announced the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran early Saturday morning. He announced the death of three U.S. soldiers while warning “there will likely be more.”

“We pray for the full recovery of the wounded and send our immense love and eternal gratitude to the families of the fallen,” he said. “And sadly, there will likely be more before it ends. That’s the way it is, likely be more. But we’ll do everything possible where that won’t be the case.”

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